Mar 28, 2026 · Literature is a a body of written works. The name has traditionally been applied to those imaginative works of poetry and prose distinguished by the intentions of their authors and the …

The literature of those languages depended largely on the ancient Indian background, which includes two Sanskrit epic poems, the Mahabharata and Ramayana, as well as the Bhagavata-purana and …

During the 19th century Yiddish—another distinctively Jewish language—became prominent, especially in Eastern Europe (see Yiddish literature). Background Jews, ancient and modern, share a powerful …

Japanese literature, the body of written works produced by Japanese authors in Japanese or, in its earliest beginnings, at a time when Japan had no written language, in the Chinese classical …

Mar 26, 2026 · Gothic poetry Although Gothic literature is mostly associated with fiction, the Romantic, Pre-Raphaelite, and Victorian eras produced many fine examples of Gothic poetry.

Persian literature, body of writings in New Persian (also called Modern Persian), the form of the Persian language written since the 9th century with a slightly extended form of the Arabic alphabet and with …

Apr 8, 2026 · English literature - Old English, Poetry, Manuscripts: The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes who invaded Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries brought with them the common Germanic meter; but of …

Apr 8, 2026 · English literature - Romanticism, Poetry, Novels: As a term to cover the most distinctive writers who flourished in the last years of the 18th century and the first decades of the 19th, …

Other articles where Ancient Greek literature is discussed: Greek literature: Ancient Greek literature: Of the literature of ancient Greece only a relatively small proportion survives. Yet it remains important, …

African literature - Oral Traditions, Writing: Oral and written storytelling traditions have had a parallel development, and in many ways they have influenced each other. Ancient Egyptian scribes, early …