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List of years in literature#1940s

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This article gives a chronological list of years in literature, with notable publications listed with their respective years and a small selection of notable events. The time covered in individual years covers Renaissance, Baroque and Modern literature, while Medieval literature is resolved by century.

Note: List of years in poetry exists specifically for poetry.

See Table of years in literature for an overview of all "year in literature" pages.

Several attempts have been made to create a list of world literature. Among these are the great books project including the book series Great Books of the Western World, now containing 60 volumes. In 1998 Modern Library, an American publishing company, polled its editorial board to find the best 100 novels of the 20th century: Modern Library 100 Best Novels. These attempts have been criticized for their anglophone bias and disregard of other literary traditions.

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Ancient times

Middle Ages

{{Further|Medieval literature}}

16th century

{{Main|16th century in literature}}

=1500s=

=1510s=

=1520s=

=1530s=

=1540s=

=1550s=

=1560s=

=1570s=

=1580s=

=1590s=

17th century

{{Main|17th century in literature}}

=1600s=

=1610s=

=1620s=

=1630s=

=1640s=

=1650s=

=1660s=

=1670s=

=1680s=

=1690s=

18th century

{{Main|18th century in literature}}

=1700s=

{{Main|1700s in literature}}

=1710s=

=1720s=

=1730s=

=1740s=

=1750s=

=1760s=

=1770s=

=1780s=

=1790s=

19th century

{{Main|19th century in literature}}

=1800s=

=1810s=

=1820s=

=1830s=

=1840s=

=1850s=

=1860s=

=1870s=

=1880s=

=1890s=

20th century

{{Main|20th century in literature}}

=1900s=

=1910s=

=1920s=

=1930s=

=1940s=

=1950s=

=1960s=

=1970s=

=1980s=

=1990s=

21st century

{{Main|21st century in literature}}

=2000s=

=2010s=

=2020s=

References

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