Editing Outline of literature (section)

==History of literature==

[[History of literature]]
* [[History of the book]]
* [[History of theater]]
* [[History of science fiction]]
* [[History of ideas]]
* [[Intellectual history]]

=== Literature by written language ===

* [[Bronze Age literature]]
** [[Sumerian literature|Sumerian]]
** [[Ancient Egyptian literature|Ancient Egyptian]]
** [[Akkadian literature|Akkadian]]
* [[Classical language|Classical literature]]
** [[Avesta]]n
** [[Chinese classics|Chinese]]
** [[Ancient Greek literature|Greek]]
** [[Hebrew literature|Hebrew]]
** [[Latin literature|Latin]]
** [[Pali literature|Pali]]
** [[Prakrit literature|Prakrit]]
** [[Sanskrit literature|Sanskrit]]
** [[Syriac literature|Syriac]]
** [[Sangam literature]]
** [[Middle Persian literature]]
* '''[[Medieval literature]]'''
** [[Medieval Dutch literature]]
** [[Medieval French literature]]
** [[Byzantine literature]]
** [[Medieval Bulgarian literature]]
** [[Old English literature]]
** [[Middle English literature]]
** [[Medieval German literature]]
** [[Old Irish literature]]
** [[Old Norse literature]]
** [[Georgian literature]]
** [[Catalan literature]]
** [[Medieval Welsh literature]]
** [[Renaissance literature]]
** [[Early Modern literature]]
** [[Baroque literature|Baroque]]
**[[English literature]]
**[[French literature]]
**[[German literature]]
**[[Italian literature]]
**[[Spanish literature]]
** [[Bengali literature]]
** [[Hindi literature]]
** [[Kannada literature]]
** [[Newari literature]]
** [[Telugu literature]]
**[[Chinese literature]]
**[[Japanese literature]]
**[[Korean literature]]
** [[Arabic literature]]
** [[Persian literature]]
** [[Armenian literature]]
** [[Turkish literature]]
==== Literature by century ====
* [[Ancient literature]] - until the 6th century CE
* [[Early medieval literature]] - 6th through 9th centuries
* [[10th century in literature]]
* [[11th century in literature]]
* [[12th century in literature]]
* [[13th century in literature]]
* [[14th century in literature]]
* [[15th century in literature]]
* [[16th century in literature]]
* [[17th century in literature]]
* [[18th century in literature]]
* [[19th century in literature]]
* [[20th century in literature]]
* [[21st century in literature]]

==== Literature by year ====
* [[List of years in literature]]
* [[Table of years in literature]]