21st Century Literature

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

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

The French word renaissance means restoration.

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

Mahabharata and the Vedas both originated from India.

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

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

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

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.

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