national literature

National literature is the body of written works, both oral and written, that originates from and reflects the language, culture, history, and identity of a particular nation or country.

Observed surface forms (7)

• 19th-century American literature ×2
• Asian American literature ×2
• French literature ×1
• Icelandic literature ×1
• Russian literature work ×1
• Spanish literature ×1
• body of literature ×1

Instances (14)

• Norse sagas via concept surface "Icelandic literature"
• Turkish literature
• War and Peace via concept surface "Russian literature work"
• Cartas de Relación by Hernán Cortés via concept surface "Spanish literature"
  surface form: Cartas de Relación
• American literature
• Bengali literature
• Italian Journeys via concept surface "19th-century American literature"
• Soviet literature
• Le Colonel Chabert via concept surface "French literature"
• Afro-Latin American literature via concept surface "body of literature"
• The Woman Warrior via concept surface "Asian American literature"
• China Men via concept surface "Asian American literature"
• Persian literature
• A Journey in the Back Country in the Winter of 1853–4 via concept surface "19th-century American literature"