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'''European literature''' refers to the [[literature]] of [[Europe]].
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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, Portuguese, 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 Bulgarian, 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.

European literature in the Classical period

Ancient Greek literature

Latin Literature

European literature in the Romance languages

Catalan literature

French literature

Italian literature

Portuguese literature

Romanian literature

Spanish literature

Literature in other Romance languages

European literature in the Germanic languages

Anglic literature

Dutch literature

Germanic literature

North Germanic literature

Literature in other Germanic languages

European literature in the Slavic languages

Belarusian literature

Czech and Slovak literatures

Polish literature

Russian literature

Ukrainian literature

Literature in the South Slavic languages

Western

Eastern

European literature in the Celtic languages

European literature in the Finno-Ugric languages

European literature in other languages

See also