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Tarzan, one of the best-known and most durable figures of popular fiction, the hero of jungle adventures in numerous novels and movies.
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The mainstream of English lexicography is the word list explained in English. The first known English-Englishglossarygrew out of the desire of the supporters of the Reformation that even the most humble Englishman should be able to understand the Scriptures.William Tyndale, when he printed the Pent...
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Africa and Asia, and its Caribbean dependencies. The contribution of Francophone authors outside its borders to the renewal of French literary traditions has become increasingly significant. Get Unlimited Access Try Britannica Premium for free and discover more....
Romanian literature, body of writings in the Romanian language, the development of which is paralleled by a rich folklore—lyric, epic, dramatic, and didactic—that continued into modern times. The earliest translations into Romanian were from Slavonic a
This Encyclopedia Britannica literature list explores eight of the most influential texts about slavery and its abolition.