Literature
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- For the literature of Northern France written in one of the Old French languages ("langues d'oïl") and (later) Middle French, see Medieval French literature.
- For the literature of Southern France written in one of the Occitan languages, see Occitan literature.
- For the literature written in the "langue d'oïl" Anglo-Norman language during the Norman rule of England, see Anglo-Norman literature.
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