Belarusian literature

E300706

Belarusian literature is the body of written works created in the Belarusian language, reflecting the country’s cultural, historical, and social development from early chronicles to contemporary prose and poetry.

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Belarusian literature canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf East Slavic literature
national literature
circulatesIn Belarusian diaspora communities
country Belarus
documentedIn Belarusian literary criticism
earlyForm Old Belarusian literature
hasInstitutionalSupportFrom PEN Belarus
Union of Writers of Belarus
surface form: Union of Belarusian Writers
historicalPeriod 19th century
Baroque
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Soviet period
early 20th century
post-Soviet period
includesGenre chronicles
drama
epic poetry
folklore
historical novel
lyric poetry
poetry
prose
religious writing
satire
influencedBy Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism

Romanticism
surface form: European Romanticism

Modernism
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Orthodox Christianity

Polish literature
Postmodernism
Realism
Russian literature
socialist realism
surface form: Socialist realism

Ukrainian literature
language Belarusian language
literaryTradition Slavic literature
notableAuthor Ales Adamovich
Ryhor Baradulin
surface form: Ales Razanau

Francysk Skaryna
Kuzma Chorny
Maksim Bahdanovich NERFINISHED
Natallia Arsenneva
Ryhor Baradulin
Svetlana Alexievich
Uladzimir Karatkevich NERFINISHED
Uladzimir Nyaklyayew NERFINISHED
Vasil Bykaŭ
Vintsent Dunin-Martsinkyevich
Yakub Kolas
Yanka Kupala
notableWork “New Land”
“Song of the Ruined Castle”
The Ordeal
surface form: “The Ordeal”

“The Wild Hunt of King Stakh”
“Voices from Chernobyl”
originatesFrom Old Ruthenian written tradition
region Eastern Europe
relatedField Belarusian studies
relatedMovement Belarusian national revival
script Cyrillic script
Latin script
theme Soviet repression
historical memory
language and cultural survival
national identity
peasant life
urbanization
war and occupation

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Standard Belarusian usedIn Belarusian literature
Belarusian language usedIn Belarusian literature