2019-08-162019-08-162005-06AGUIAR, Ofir Bergemann de. O conceito variável de literatura. Revista Solta a Voz, Goiânia, v. 16, n. 1, p. 89-96, 2005. Disponível em: https://www.revistas.ufg.br/sv/article/view/6279/4755.2236-0514http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/17931This article proposes a discussion on the historical relativism of the concept of literature in order to serve as argument to support the favorable judgement about including literary texts in foreign language learning. The following factors will be considered: there is no essence of literature; literary texts have nothing in common except the use of language; the status of literary text is determined by ethic, social and ideological reasons; the definition of literature depends on the way one reads a text rather than the nature of the text; reading is one of the communicative abilities to be developed in foreign language teaching.porAcesso AbertoConceito de literaturaEnsino de línguas estrangeirasConcept of literatureForeign language teachingArtigo10.5216/rp.v16i1.6279