21st Century Literature

The Analects, a collection of sayings from ancient China, is believed to have been written by the philosopher Confucius.

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The Russian author Dante Alighieri wrote the Divine Comedy, a narrative which provides a vision of the afterlife.

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The French word renaissance means restoration.

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Murasaki Shikibu from the Heian Period wrote the world's longest novel, The Tale of Genji.

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Mahabharata and the Vedas both originated from India.

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Romanticism was a literary movement which emphasized reason over senses and intellect over emotions.

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Buddhism in eastern and central Asia grew out of the teachings of Siddharta Gautama.

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Beowulf was a legendary king of Britain who also became a central figure in medieval literary traditions.

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Harry Potter is a 7-novel series about a young wizard and his friends, all of whom are students from a witchcraft and wizardry school at Asgard.

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Stephen King's novel It is an example of a work under the genre horror.

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