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Ancient literature: Add brief definition or description
Medieval literature: Add brief definition or description
American literature: The novels, plays, poetry, and other creative written work of the American people, from Colonial times to the present. ^[e]
English literature: Literature of the British isles written in English. ^[e]
French literature: Novels, poetry, essays and plays written in the French language from the earliest years until the present day ^[e]
German literature: Novels, poetry, essays and plays written in the German language from the earliest stages (ca. 9^th century) until the present day ^[e]
Japanese literature: Novels, poetry, essays and plays written in the Japanese language from the earliest years until the present. ^[e]
Russian literature: Novels, poetry, essays and plays written in the Russian language from the earliest years until the present day ^[e]
Women in literature: Add brief definition or description

Writers

Ancient writers

Homer: (fl. 9th or 8th century BCE) Greek poet, to whom is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Iliad and the Odyssey. ^[e]
Virgil: (70-19 BC) Roman poet; wrote the Aeneid, one of the masterpieces of world literature. ^[e]

Science fiction writers

Isaac Asimov: (1920-92) American chemist and prolific author, especially of science fiction. ^[e]
Robert A. Heinlein: (1907–88) American author of science fiction; wrote Stranger in a Strange Land. ^[e]

Russian writers

Anton Chekhov: Add brief definition or description
Fyodor Dostoevsky: (1821-81) Russian writer; wrote Crime and Punishment, The Possessed, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov along with other well-known works. ^[e]
Alexander Pushkin: Add brief definition or description
Leo Tolstoy: (1828-1910) A Russian author, often called the "greatest of all novelists"; wrote War and Peace. ^[e]

American writers

Jack Kerouac: Add brief definition or description
Robert Frost: (1874-1963) American lyric poet who drew his inspiration from nature and the New England countryside. ^[e]
Ernest Hemingway: (1899-1961) American writer, author of The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms. and For Whom the Bell Tolls. ^[e]
Edgar Allan Poe: (1809–1849) American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, critic, essayist, and one of the most prominent figures in the American Romantic Movement in literature. ^[e]
Mark Twain: (1835-1910) Pen name of Samuel Clemens, a leading American novelist and humorist of the late 19th century. ^[e]
Walt Whitman: (1819-92) American poet and essayist, famous for his flowing free verse in Leaves of Grass, including 'A Noiseless Patient Spider' ^[e]

Japanese writers

Matsuo Bashō: (1644-94) Japanese haiku poet, widely considered to be the most accomplished practitioner of the art form. ^[e]
Yasunari Kawabata: Japanese novelist (1899–1972) who won the Nobel Prize for Literature. His works include Snow Country and The Sound of the Mountain. ^[e]

South African writers

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Literary motifs, styles, and techniques

Literary movements

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Literature Core Articles

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Writers

Ancient writers

Science fiction writers

Russian writers

American writers

Japanese writers

South African writers

Unsorted by nationality

Literary genres

Literary motifs, styles, and techniques

Literary movements

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