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Friedrich Schiller

German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)

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Persian literature

oral compositions and written texts in the Persian language

Latin-language literature

literature written in Latin, and the discipline that studies it

Chinese literature

literary works in Chinese language

history of literature

historical development of writings

Greek literature

written works in the Greek language

book with primarily comics contents

ancient Greek literature

literature written in ancient Greece or in the Ancient Greek language

medieval literature

literature produced during the Middle Ages

ancient literature

literature produced in ancient times

Byzantine literature

literature of the Byzantine Empire

Neo-Latin (also known as New Latin and Modern Latin) is the style of written Latin used in original literary, scholarly, and scientific works, first in Italy during the Italian Renaissance of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, and then across northern Europe after about 1500, as a key feature of the humanist movement. Through comparison with Latin of the Classical period, scholars from Petrarch onwards promoted a standard of Latin closer to that of the ancient Romans, especially in grammar, style, and spelling. The term Neo-Latin was however coined much later, probably in Germany in the l

Matter of Britain

body of Medieval literature associated with Great Britain and Brittany, and the legendary kings and heroes associated with it, particularly King Arthur

history of theatre

theatre over the past 2,500 years

Apollonian and Dionysian

terms representing a dichotomy/dialectic between rationality and emotion

history of books

aspect of history

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The Tortoise and the Eagle

various fables, including Aesop's

lesbian literature

subgenre of literature addressing lesbian themes

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Contemporary Latin

form of the Latin language used since the 19th century

history of science fiction

aspect of history regarding the scientific advance of the literary genre from the 18th century onwards

Matter of France

body of literature and legendary material associated with the history of France, in particular involving Charlemagne and his associates

renaissance Latin

Latin as spoken and written in the Renaissance

literary cycle made up of Greek and Roman mythology

occasional poetry

poetry composed for a particular occasion

women's writing

academic discipline studying literature written by women

Classical tradition

reception of classical Greco-Roman antiquity by the post-classical Western world

Kyrgyz literature

Restoration literature

literature written during the English restoration

Swiss Literary Archives

Literary archive in Bern, which collects and researches literary bequests and estates in the four Swiss national languages.

Flemish literature

the literature of Flanders

19th-century literature

overview of world literature produced during the 19th century

history of fantasy

history of literary genre

Museum of Modern Literature

museum in Germany

contemporary literature

literary genre setting generally after World War II

1240 Latin dictionary

Committed literature

scientific journal of literary history

18th century literature

overview of world literature produced during the 18th century

Middle Persian literature

written works composed in Middle Persian

British historian and landscape architect

Elizabethan literature

British literature from 1558 to 1603

Khorasani style (poetry)

movement in Persian poetry

history of encyclopedias

aspect of history

Great Conversation

Concept in the philosophy of literature

Meitei literature

literature written in the Meitei language

former street in London

World War I in popular culture

World War I depicted in popular culture

Pianwen () is a highly stylised prose style, prevalent throughout the history of Chinese literature. Its prominent features lie in its regular lines arranged in couplets; in its early history, these lines were mostly of either four or six characters, and so pianwen are also known as Four-Six Prose ().

list of years in literature

Wikimedia list article

Bazgasht-e adabi

18th-century Persian literary style

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

national Historic Site of the United States

Classical Prose Movement

literary movement in Tang and Song dynasty China

17th century in literature

overview of literature-related events during the 17th century

multi-generational chronicle, kept by many Polish and Lithuanian noble families from the 16th through 18th centuries

literature describing the origin of a people in medieval studies