List of years in literature

This article gives a chronologicallist of years in literature,with notable publications listed with their respective years and a small selection of notable events. The time covered in individual years coversRenaissance,Baroqueand Modern literature, whileMedieval literatureis resolved by century.

Note:List of years in poetryexists specifically for poetry.

SeeTable of years in literaturefor an overview of all "year in literature" pages.

Several attempts have been made to create a list ofworld literature.Among these are thegreat booksproject including the book seriesGreat Books of the Western World,now containing 60 volumes. In 1998Modern Library,an American publishing company, polled its editorial board to find the best 100 novels of the 20th century:Modern Library 100 Best Novels.These attempts have been criticized for their anglophone bias and disregard of other literary traditions.

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Middle Ages

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16th century

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1500s

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20th century

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1960s

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21st century

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References

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  1. ^Charles Osborne,The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie,London, 1982.