Contemporary literature
# Contemporary literature

Literature :

Oral literature :

Folklore

Fable

Fairy tale

Folk play

Folksong

Heroic epic

Legend

Myth

Proverb

Oration

Performance

Audiobook

Spoken word

Saying :

Major written forms :

Drama

Closet drama

Poetry

Lyric

Narrative

Nonsense

Prose

Long prose fiction

Anthology

Serial

Novel/Romance

Short prose fiction

Novella

Novelette

Short story

Sketch

Flash fiction

Parable • Religious • Wisdom :

Prose genres :

Poetry genres :

Dramatic genres :

Comedy

Libretto

Play

Historical

Moral

Tragedy

Tragicomedy

Satire :

History and lists :

History

Outline

Glossary of terms

Books

Writers

Movements

Literary awards

poetry :

Discussion :

Criticism

Theory

Sociology

Magazines :

Topics :

Composition

Language

Narrative :

Literature portal :

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Contemporary literature is literature which is generally set after World War II and coincident with contemporary history. Subgenres of contemporary literature include contemporary romance and others.

## History

Literary movements are always contemporary to the writer discussing the work of their day. Here what have been recently "contemporary" are listed by decade. The list should not be assumed to be comprehensive.

