Literary works from the late 18th and early 19th centuries, including stories, novels, poetry, and prose, can be written by people of this era or set in this era.

Also popular among readers is Father Prevot's novel "Manon 6 1 Lesgaud". This novel describing love is also a masterpiece of France in the 18th century.

The dominant ideas in the humanistic creations of Enlightenment writers Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot and others were to expose and satirize worldly human sentiments and criticize current ills. Their writing style is concise and clear, explains the profound things in a simple way, and is full of humor. The characteristic of Rousseau's art is his emphasis on expressing personal emotions. His masterpieces, "New Love Lois" (1761) and "Confessions", are both masterpieces of a generation. These works are considered to be the precursors of romantic literature in the early 19th century.