Modern literature may refer to
- Modernist literature, the literary form of modernism
- History of modern literature, new developments in reading and publishing from the modern period onwards
Famous quotes containing the words modern and/or literature:
“The modern nose, like the modern eye, has developed a sort of microscopic, intercellular intensity which makes our human contacts painful and revolting.”
—Marshall McLuhan (1911–1980)
“Since people no longer attend church, theater remains as the only public service, and literature as the only private devotion.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)