This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of literature during the 6th through 9th Centuries.
The list is chronological, and does not include epigraphy or poetry.
For poetry, see: 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th century in poetry. For early epigraphy, see List of languages by first written accounts.
During this period, a number of classical languages inherited from earlier epochs remain in active use (Chinese, Sanskrit, Latin, Greek, Persian, Hebrew).
The same period also sees the rise of newly written vernaculars, partly replacing earlier literary languages (e.g. Old Hindi, Old French, Arabic, Germanic, Celtic, Turkic, etc.).
Literary Chinese in Tang China
Classical Sanskrit in the Middle kingdoms of India
Latin in Western Europe
Greek in the Byzantine Empire
Middle Persian literature of the late Sassanid period
Tiberian Hebrew as written by the Masoretes
Classical Arabic in the Islamic Caliphate
Classical Armenian literature of Medieval Armenia
Old Georgian literature
Old Turkic manuscript tradition, from the 8th century
early Japanese literature, from the 8th century (Nara period)
early Ge'ez literature
early Dravidian (Tamil, and other Dravidian languages literatures) literature in South India (also Sri Lanka)
early Celtic manuscript traditions (Old Irish, Old Welsh)
early Germanic (Old High German, Old English, Old Saxon, Old Norse) literature, from the 8th century
Old Church Slavonic, from the 9th century
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