History of Literature

Literature may refer to any number of poetic, dramatic, fictional or nonfictional works from anywhere in the world. When people think of Literature they often picture dusty old libraries crammed full of leather bound books. They think of the English novelists of the 18th and 19th centuries or the ancient Greek dramatists. The mythology of Africa and the haikus of Japan are not often included in this rather limited view of what constitutes "Literature". That is the purpose of this book; to open up you, the reader, to literature through space and time. __NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__ In the Ancient World /Literature of the Ancient Mediterranean/ /Literature of Ramesside Egypt/ Poetry Introduction Sacred Poetry Secular Poetry Epic Poetry Modern Poetry Australian poetry at the turn of the 20th century Fiction Introduction Novel Modern Fiction Around the World North America South America Europe Africa Asia Australia The Wikibook on 19th Century Literature can be found here Nonfiction Introduction Essays Life Stories Biographies Autobiographies Scientific Literature Philosophical Works Drama and Film The Wikibook on theatre and acting can be found here. Introduction Tragedy Comedy Romance Histories Humanity Significant Figures William Shakespeare Mark Twain Charles Dickens Geoffrey Chaucer Jane Austen The Brontë Sisters Thomas Hardy James Joyce George Orwell The Wikibook on Catullus' poems can be found here The Wikibook on Shakespeare's works can be found here H Literature Art history 0%