Editing Outline of literature (section)

==== Literature by century ====
* [[Ancient literature]] - until the 6th century CE
* [[Early medieval literature]] - 6th through 9th centuries
* [[10th century in literature]]
* [[11th century in literature]]
* [[12th century in literature]]
* [[13th century in literature]]
* [[14th century in literature]]
* [[15th century in literature]]
* [[16th century in literature]]
* [[17th century in literature]]
* [[18th century in literature]]
* [[19th century in literature]]
* [[20th century in literature]]
* [[21st century in literature]]