Modern Greek literature refers to literature written in the Greek language from the 11th century, with texts written in a language that is more familiar to the ears of Greeks today than is the language of the early Byzantine literature, the compilers of the New Testament, or, of course, the classical authors of the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
Read more about Modern Greek Literature: The Emergence of Modern Greek Literature (11th - 15th Century), Cretan Literature (15th - 17th Centuries), Enlightenment Era (17th Century - 1821), 19th Century Literature (1821 - 1880)
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