European literature

History of literature
Bronze Age literature
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Classical literatures
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Early Medieval literature
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Medieval literature
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Early Modern literature
Renaissance literature Baroque literature
Modern literature
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European literature refers to the literature of Europe.

European literature includes literature in many languages; among the most important of the modern written works are those in English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Polish, German, Italian, Modern Greek, Czech and Russian and works by the Scandinavians and Irish.

Important classical and medieval traditions are those in Latin, Ancient Greek, Old Norse, Medieval French and the Italian Tuscan dialect of the renaissance.

In colloquial speech, European literature often is used as a synonym for Western literature.

European literature is a part of world literature.

Latin Literature

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Italian Literature

Main article: Italian literature

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Spanish Literature

Main article: Spanish Literature

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Portuguese Literature

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French Literature

Main article: French Literature

Main article: Francophone literature

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Germanic Literature

Main article: German Literature

Main article: Austrian Literature

Main article: Swiss literature

Main article: Literature of Luxembourg

English Literature

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Russian Literature

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Scandinavian Literature (Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark)

Main article: Scandinavian literature

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Dutch, Flemish and Frisian literature

Main article: Dutch literature

Main article: Flemish literature

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Slavic and East-European literature (Albania, Russia, Poland, Czechia, Ukraine and Hungaria)

Main article: Albanian literature

Main article: Russian literature

Main article: Polish literature

Main article: Czech literature

Main article: Hungarian literature

Main article: Croatian literature

Main article: Ukrainian literature

Main article: Romanian literature

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Main article: Bosnian literature

See also

• Medieval literature
• Renaissance literature
• MLN: Modern Language Notes
• Anglo-Norman
• Galician
• Nordic
• Scandinavian
• Ottoman