Greek Literature

Greek literature refers to writings composed in areas of Greek influence, throughout the whole period in which the Greek-speaking people have existed.

Read more about Greek Literature:  Ancient Greek Literature (before AD 350), Byzantine (AD 290-1453), Modern Greek (post 1453)

Famous quotes containing the words greek and/or literature:

    “All that we call ideal in Greek or any other art, because to us it is false and visionary, was, to the makers of it, true and existent.”
    —John Ruskin (1819–1900)

    “Woe to that nation whose literature is cut short by the intrusion of force. This is not merely interference with freedom of the press but the sealing up of a nation’s heart, the excision of its memory.”
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