What is the definition of evidence in literature?

Answer 1

When you write an essay about a literary work you add validity and strength to your thesis (your argument, and points you are making) if you support your thesis with examples and evidence from the work you are discussing. You might also add weight to your arguments by quoting from scholars' published works.

If, for example, you were writing an essay or paper about father figures in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Islandyou would read the novel carefully and look for examples and quote these in your paper. You could then look at scholars who have written books about Stevenson and quote from them.

But beware of plagiarism; if you quote from any book you MUST credit the source.

Answer 2

Evidence in literature refers to any supporting material that strengthens an argument or claim. This can include direct quotations from the text, examples, data, or other information that lends credibility to the author's ideas or analysis. Evidence is used to validate or provide proof for the author's assertions in a literary work.