Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-538) and index.
The Middle Ages / Stephen A. Mitchell -- The Reformation and Sweden's century as a great power : 1523-1718 / James Larson -- The Enlightenment and the Gustavian Age / James Massengale -- The romantic period / Bertil Nolin -- Liberalism, realism, and the modern breakthrough : 1830-1890 / Birgitta Steene -- Into the twentieth century : 1890-1950 / Susan Brantley -- Literature after 1950 / Rochelle Wright -- Women writers / Cheri Register -- Literature for children and young people / Maria Nikolajeva