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Western literature, also known as European literature,[1] is the literature written in the context of Western culture in the languages of Europe, and is shaped by the periods in which they were conceived, with each period containing prominent western authors, poets, and pieces of literature.
The best of Western literature is considered to be the Western canon. The list of works in the Western canon varies according to the critic's opinions on Western culture and the relative importance of its defining characteristics. Different literary periods held great influence on the literature of Western and European countries, with movements and political changes impacting the prose and poetry of the period. The 16th Century is known for the creation of Renaissance literature,[2] while the 17th century was influenced by both Baroque and Jacobean forms.[3] The 18th century progressed into a period known as the Enlightenment Era for many western countries.[4] This period of military and political advancement influenced the style of literature created by French, Russian and Spanish literary figures.[4] The 19th century was known as the Romantic era, in which the style of writing was influenced by the political issues of the century, and differed from the previous classicist form.[5]
Western literature includes written works in many languages:
Albanian literature
Armenian literature
American literature
Argentine literature
Australian literature
Austrian literature
Basque literature
Belarusian literature
Belgian literature
Bosnian literature
Brazilian literature
British literature
Bulgarian literature
Canadian literature
Catalan literature
Croatian literature
Colombian literature
Cypriot literature
Czech literature
Danish literature
Dutch literature
English literature
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Faroese literature
Finnish literature
French literature
Gaelic literature
German literature
Greek literature
Ancient Greek literature
Georgian literature
Hungarian literature
Icelandic literature
Irish literature
Italian literature
Kashubian literature
Latin literature
Latin American literature
Latvian literature
Lithuanian literature
Luxembourgian literature
Macedonian literature
Maltese literature
Mexican literature
Moldovan literature
New Zealand literature
Northern Irish literature
Norwegian literature
Polish literature
Portuguese literature
Romanian literature
Russian literature
Scottish literature
Serbian literature
Slovak literature
Slovene literature
Sorbian literature
Spanish literature
Swedish literature
Swiss literature
Turkish literature
Ukrainian literature
Welsh literature
Yiddish literature
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