Middle Ages
Further information: Medieval literature- 15th century in literature – Johann Gutenberg prints the Vulgate Bible; – Sir Thomas Malory – Le Morte d'Arthur;
- 14th century in literature – The Divine Comedy – Dante Alighieri; The Decameron – Giovanni Boccaccio; Canterbury Tales – Geoffrey Chaucer
- 13th century in literature – Theologus Autodidactus, Gesta Romanorum – Ibn al-Nafis; The Travels of Marco Polo – Marco Polo, Golden Legend
- 12th century in literature – Hayy ibn Yaqdhan – Ibn Tufail, La Chanson de Roland, Tristan and Iseult
- 11th century in literature – The Tale of Genji – Murasaki Shikibu
- 10th century in literature – One Thousand and One Nights
- 6th to 9th centuries in literature – Book of Kells, Poetic Edda, Beowulf; The Pillow Book – Sei Shōnagon
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