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French literature

(Encyclopedia)French literature, writings in medieval French dialects and standard modern French. Writings in Provençal and Breton are considered separately, as are works in French produced abroad (as at Canadian ...

German literature

(Encyclopedia)German literature, works in the German language by German, Austrian, Austro-Hungarian, and Swiss authors, as well as by writers of German in other countries. The postwar decades saw a gradual litera...

Flemish literature

(Encyclopedia)Flemish literature: see Dutch and Flemish literature. ...

American literature

(Encyclopedia)American literature, literature in English produced in what is now the United States of America. The years immediately after World War I brought a highly vocal rebellion against established socia...

Arabic literature

(Encyclopedia)Arabic literature, literary works written in the Arabic language. The great body of Arabic literature includes works by Arabic speaking Turks, Persians, Syrians, Egyptians, Indians, Jews, and other Af...

juvenile literature

(Encyclopedia)juvenile literature: see children's literature. ...

Jewish literature

(Encyclopedia)Jewish literature: see Hebrew literature. ...

Mexican literature

(Encyclopedia)Mexican literature: see Spanish-American literature. ...

Austrian literature

(Encyclopedia)Austrian literature: see German literature. ...

Norse literature

(Encyclopedia)Norse literature: see Old Norse literature. ...