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Italian literature

(Encyclopedia)Italian literature, writings in the Italian language, as distinct from earlier works in Latin and French. In the second half of the 19th cent. Francesco De Sanctis, literary critic and historian, la...

Irish literature

(Encyclopedia)Irish literature: see Gaelic literature. ...

Indian literature

(Encyclopedia)Indian literature. Oral literature in the vernacular languages of India is of great antiquity, but it was not until about the 16th cent. that an extensive written literature appeared. Chief factors in...

Flemish literature

(Encyclopedia)Flemish literature: see Dutch and Flemish literature. ...

Arabic literature

(Encyclopedia)Arabic literature, literary works written in the Arabic language. The great body of Arabic literature includes works by Arabic speaking Turks, Persians, Syrians, Egyptians, Indians, Jews, and other Af...

juvenile literature

(Encyclopedia)juvenile literature: see children's literature. ...

Jewish literature

(Encyclopedia)Jewish literature: see Hebrew literature. ...

Mexican literature

(Encyclopedia)Mexican literature: see Spanish-American literature. ...

Austrian literature

(Encyclopedia)Austrian literature: see German literature. ...

Australian literature

(Encyclopedia)Australian literature, the literature of Australia. Because the vast majority of early Australian settlers were transported prisoners, the beginnings of Australian literature were oral rather than wri...