Literature on the Iberian Peninsula, as with art, can be traced back to the times before the modern Spanish language had been developed. Influenced by many cultures, literature began taking on a true Spanish flavour toward the Middle Ages and has since flourished and made important contributions to European literature.

On the following pages you will find interesting information on some of the most famous authors of Spanish literature as well as the most important periods of Spanish Literature:

• Literature Before Castilian Spanish
• Early Castilian Spanish Literature
• Spanish Renaissance Literature
• 18th Century Spanish Literature - Enlightenment
• Early 19th Century Spanish Literature - Romanticism
• Late 19th Century Spanish Literature - Realism
• The Generation of 1898
• Early 20th Century Spanish Literature
• Post Civil War Literature