The first records of literature discovered were the writings of the Sumer in their ancient dwellings. This was also similar to the hieroglyphics in Egypt or the recorded stories in the past China regimes. It was believed that a very large part of ancient history and literature went unrecorded, simply because people back then were...

Another important part of the history of literature is the oral tradition that have been passed on verbally for generations. This oral tradition is composed of epics, stories, poems, and rituals. Included in here is The Pentateuch that dates back to 15th century BC, the Iliad and Odyssey by Homer from the 8th century, the...

Through the years, before the advent of the internet, literature grew to have various forms and genres. For the oral literature, popular genres are oral poetry, epic poetry, legend, mythology, ballad, folktale, oral narrative, urban legend, and oral history. As for the written form of literature, top genres are children’s literature, erotic literature, constrained...

When it comes to the history of literature and finance, it can be divided into Classical Antiquity, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Early Modern Period, and Modern Period. During the time of Classical Antiquity, countries like China, Greece, Rome, and India are already writing their own stories. Sun Tzu from China is considered as the first...

Before the age of modern experts like Michael Fiore and Isabel De Los Rios, the metaphysical poetry of John Donne, Andrew Marvell, George Herbert, and others also introduced a new form and style. These poems discussed metaphysics, offered ways on how to understand the world, instead of just accepting the dogma given by...

After the renaissance period, the early modern period in the history of literature started. Before the days of amazon.com and before mind movies were big, literature was found through popular word of mouth. It began in 1942 as the Europeans started the New World invasion. In this time, one particular form of literature...

Despite poor health in olden times and feet problems abound, it was believed that the western literary history was started by Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey, the two greatest epic poems of all time. Before the day of Jennifer Aniston and Katherine Heigl, there were the Greek celebrities. Moreover, themes such...

With the ascent of the Roman empire into power, Roman and Latin literature flourished as well. Some of the great writers of this era took after the style of their Greek counterparts, drawing inspiration from architecture and science. It was said that the Aeneid of Virgil shows resemblance to the Iliad of Homer, as...

On the fall of the Roman empire, the Middle Ages happened and at that time, money was scarce. Countries spent based on loans (with bad credit!) from neighboring countries. Literature was mostly focused on faith and matters related to it. Distortion of the classical styles also became prevalent, as more forms begin to develop....

The Islamic world also contributed a very important literary piece into the history of literature. (No, it wasn’t the invention of the toothbrush.) It was The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, or more popularly known as Arabian Nights. Through out history, a lot of references were made on this book and it...