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This is a '''list of European literatures'''.
'''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 literature|English]], [[Spanish literature|Spanish]], [[French literature|French]], [[Dutch literature|Dutch]], [[Polish literature|Polish]], [[Portuguese literature|Portuguese]], [[German literature|German]], [[Italian literature|Italian]], [[Modern Greek literature|Modern Greek]], [[Czech literature|Czech]], [[Russian literature|Russian]], the [[Scandinavian literature|Scandinavian]] languages, [[Irish literature|Gaelic]] and [[Turkish literature|Turkish]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature|publisher=Merriam-Webster, Inc|page=628|quote=Westernization of Turkish literature.}}</ref>
The literatures of Europe are compiled in many [[languages]]; among the most important of the modern written works are those in [[English literature|English]], [[French literature|French]], [[Spanish literature|Spanish]], [[Dutch literature|Dutch]], [[Polish literature|Polish]], [[Portuguese literature|Portuguese]], [[German literature|German]], [[Italian literature|Italian]], [[Modern Greek literature|Modern Greek]], [[Czech literature|Czech]], [[Russian literature|Russian]], [[Macedonian literature|Macedonian]], the [[Scandinavian literature|Scandinavian]] languages, [[Irish literature|Gaelic]] and [[Turkish literature|Turkish]].


Important classical and medieval traditions are those in [[Latin literature|Latin]], [[Ancient Greek literature|Ancient Greek]], [[Medieval Bulgarian literature|Old Bulgarian]], [[Old Norse literature|Old Norse]], [[Medieval French literature|Medieval French]] and the Italian [[Tuscan dialect]] of the renaissance.
Important classical and medieval European literary traditions are those in [[Latin literature|Latin]], [[Ancient Greek literature|Ancient Greek]], [[Medieval Bulgarian literature|Old Bulgarian]], [[Macedonian literature| Macedonian]], [[Old Norse literature|Old Norse]], [[Medieval French literature|Medieval French]] and the Italian [[Tuscan dialect]] of the renaissance.

In colloquial speech, European literature often is used as a synonym for [[Western literature]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/343624/Western-literature | title=Western literature | publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] | accessdate=23 April 2014}}</ref>

European literature is a part of [[world literature]].


==European literature in the Classical period==
==European literature in the Classical period==
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{{Main|Ancient Greek literature}}
{{Main|Ancient Greek literature}}


===Latin Literature===
===Latin literature===
{{Main|Latin literature}}
{{Main|Latin literature}}


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{{Main|Spanish literature}}
{{Main|Spanish literature}}
{{Main|Latin American literature}}
{{Main|Latin American literature}}
{{Main|Philippine literature in Spanish}}


===Literature in other Romance languages===
===Literature in other Romance languages===
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===Literature in other Germanic languages===
===Literature in other Germanic languages===
{{Main|Frisian literature}}
{{Main|Frisian literature}} {{Main|Yiddish literature}}


==European literature in the Slavic languages==
==European literature in the Balto-Slavic languages==
===Belarusian literature===
===Belarusian literature===
{{Main|Belarusian literature}}
{{Main|Belarusian literature}}
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{{Main|Ukrainian literature}}
{{Main|Ukrainian literature}}


===Literature in the South Slavic languages===
===Literature in other Balto-Slavic languages===
{{Main|Bosnian literature}} {{Main|Bulgarian literature}} {{Main|Croatian literature}} {{Main|Latvian literature}} {{Main|Lithuanian literature}} {{Main|Macedonian literature}} {{Main|Montenegrin language}} {{Main|Serbian literature}} {{Main|Slovene literature}}
====Western====
{{Main|Bosnian literature}} {{Main|Croatian literature}} {{Main|Montenegrin language}} {{Main|Serbian literature}} {{Main|Slovene literature}}

====Eastern====
{{Main|Bulgarian literature}} {{Main|Macedonian literature}}


==European literature in the Celtic languages==
==European literature in the Celtic languages==
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==European literature in other languages==
==European literature in other languages==
{{Main|Abkhaz literature}} {{Main|Albanian literature}} {{Main|Basque literature}} {{Main|Esperanto literature}} {{Main|Greek literature}} {{Main|Latvian literature}} {{Main|Lithuanian literature}} {{Main|Maltese literature}} {{Main|Yiddish literature}}
{{Main|Abkhaz literature}} {{Main|Albanian literature}} {{Main|Basque literature}} {{Main|Esperanto literature}} {{Main|Georgian_literature#Literary_and_other_written_works}} {{Main|Greek literature}} {{Main|Maltese literature}}

== References ==
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==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Medieval literature]]
*[[Medieval literature]]
*[[Renaissance literature]]
*[[Renaissance literature]]
*[[History of modern literature|Modern literature]]
*[[Old English literature]]
*[[Old English literature]]
*[[British literature]]
*[[British literature]]
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* [[Oceanic literature]]
* [[Oceanic literature]]
* [[Latin American literature]]
* [[Latin American literature]]
* [[Esperanto literature]]


{{European literature}}
{{European literature}}


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[[Category:European literature|*]]
[[Category:European literature]]

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This is a list of European literatures.

The literatures of Europe are compiled in many languages; among the most important of the modern written works are those in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Modern Greek, Czech, Russian, Macedonian, the Scandinavian languages, Gaelic and Turkish.

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

European literature in the Classical period

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Ancient Greek literature

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Latin literature

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European literature in the Romance languages

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Catalan literature

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French literature

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Galician literature

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Italian literature

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Portuguese literature

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Romanian literature

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Spanish literature

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Literature in other Romance languages

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European literature in the Germanic languages

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Anglic literature

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Dutch literature

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Germanic literature

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North Germanic literature

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Literature in other Germanic languages

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European literature in the Balto-Slavic languages

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Belarusian literature

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Czech and Slovak literatures

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Polish literature

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Russian literature

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Ukrainian literature

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Literature in other Balto-Slavic languages

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European literature in the Celtic languages

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European literature in the Finno-Ugric languages

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European literature in the Turkic languages

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European literature in other languages

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