There is widespread consensus that it is quite unclear what “literature” actually “is”. This consensus has, on the one hand, long entered the handbooks and introductions. On the other hand, volumes and chapters bearing the exact same title ‘What is literature?’ abound, each admittedly struggling to present a unified perspective, despite the fact that these takes are typically offered from within universities’ literature departments and other literary institutions. As a Source to her contribution Modelling “Literature”, Anita Traninger has compiled a research bibliography on the topic “What is Literature”.