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This article presents lists of literary events and publications in 1917.
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1874.
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1833.
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1808.
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1807.
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1806.
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1803.
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1801.
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1790.
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1778.
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1785.
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in the 13th century.
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1732.
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1780.
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1781.
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1679.
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1587.
As there is no dominant national language, the four main languages of French, Italian, German and Romansch form the four branches which make up a literature of Switzerland. The original Swiss Confederation, from its foundation in 1291 up to 1798, gained only a few French-speaking districts in what is now the Canton of Fribourg, and so the German language dominated. During that period the Swiss vernacular literature was in German, although in the 18th century, French became fashionable in Bern and elsewhere. At that time, Geneva and Lausanne were not yet Swiss: Geneva was an ally and Vaud a subject land. The French branch does not really begin to qualify as Swiss writing until after 1815, when the French-speaking regions gained full status as Swiss cantons. The Italian and Romansch-Ladin branches are less prominent.
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