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literature by year - pre-1800

Enter the title of the famous literary work based on a brief description and the year of publication
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Last updated: August 9, 2023
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circa 8th century bce
an epic poem set during the Trojan War about conflict between King Agamemnon and Achilles
The Iliad
circa 700–1000
written anonymously, this Old English epic poem follows a hero of the Goths who slays three monstrous foes
Beowulf
early 11th century
considered by some to be the world's first novel, it focuses on the life of a Japanese emperor's son who has been demoted to the status of commoner
The Tale of Genji
circa 1321
an exploration of the Christian afterlife via narrative poem
The Divine Comedy
circa 1400
a set of 24 stories, mostly written in verse, with a frame narrative about travelers exchanging stories while on a pilgrimage
The Canterbury Tales
1470s
one of the most famous collections of tales about a mythical British king, written in Middle English
Le Morte d'Arthur
early 1590s
likely the first play by an extremely famous playwright, the story follows an unpleasant woman whose behavior is reformed by her husband
The Taming of the Shrew
1605
the story of a nobleman convinced he is a knight errant, this is sometimes considered the first modern novel
Don Quixote
1667
a blank verse epic poem about the fallen angel Satan and his temptation of Adam and Eve
Paradise Lost
1712
a mock heroic poem about a noblewoman a lock of whose hair is cut off without permission by a suitor
The Rape of the Lock
1719
the "autobiography" of a fictional castaway who lived for decades on a remote island
Robinson Crusoe
1726
the first-person narrative of a man who visits remote and fantastical regions of the world
Gulliver's Travels
1740
an epistolary novel that tells the story of a teenaged maidservant who becomes the object of her employer's sexual advances
Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded
1759
a French satirical novella about the evolving philosophical outlook of a young student
Candide
1774
an epistolary novel composed mostly of letters between two former lovers about their meddling in the lives, especially sexual lives, of others
Les Liaisons dangereuses
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