In the 18th century, a few easily-known works rather Yathartha Dipika (by Vaman Pandit), Nala Damayanti Swayamvara (by Raghunath Pandit), Pandava Pratap, Harivijay, Ramvijay (by Shridhar Pandit) and Mahabharata (by Moropanta) were produced.

Modern Period (after 1800)

A period of a late nineteenth century around Maharastra is the period of compound modernness. Such as a corresponding periods in a more Indian languages, this was the time period dominated per English enlightened intellect. It was a age of prose & cause. It was a period of reform-minded diadicticism & a great rational ferment.

A number one English Book was translated inside Marathi inside 1817. A number 1 Marathi newspaper began around 1835. Numerous books in social reforms were written by Baba Padamji (Yamuna Paryatana, 1857), Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Lokhitwadi, Justice M G Ranade, Hari Narayan Apte (1864-1919) etc. Lokmanya Tilak's newspaper Kesari, set up within 1880, provided a platform for sharing of literary views.

Modern Marathi poetry began using Mahatma Jyotiba Phule's compositions. A in the future poets prefer Keshavsuta, Balakavi, Govindagraj, and a poets of Ravi Kiran Mandal like Madhav Julian wrote poetry which was influenced by the Romantic & Victorian English poetry. It was largely sentimental & lyrical.PK Atre, the far-famed ironist & the politician wrote the parody of this rather poetry around his collection Jhenduchi Phule. Sane Guruji (1899-1950) contributed to the children's literature inside Marathi. His major works come Shyamchi Aai (Shyam's Mother), Astik (God-believer), Gode Shevat (A Sweet Ending) etc. He translated & simplified several American Classics & published the babies around the book of stories coroneted Gode Goshti (Sweet Stories).Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar (1889-1976)'s Yayati won him the Jnanpith Award for 1975. He as well wrote several more novels, short stories, essays etc. His major works come Done Dhruv (2 Poles), Ulka (Meteorite) & Krounchvadh.

A major paradigm shift within sensibility began in a forties sustaining the avant-garde modernist poetry of BS Mardhekar. In a mid fifties, the `little magazine movement gained momentum. It published writings which were non-nonconforming, radical & experimental. Dalit literary movement also gained nature and severity due to the little magazine movement. This radical movement was influenced per philosophy of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkarand challenged the literary establishment which comprised of largely middle class,urban and upper caste people. A little magazine movement retch numerous fantabulous writers. Bhalchandra Nemade is a well known novelist, critic & poet. A poetry of Arun Kolatkar, Dilip Chitre, Namdeo Dhasal, Vasant Abaji Dahake, Manohar Oak and many more modernist poets is complex, rich and provokative. Bhau Padhye, Shyam Manohar and Visharm Bedekar are well known fiction writers.

PL Deshpande is affectionately known as "Pu La". From either pure situational humour to modern classics, to Marathi film music counsel, "Pu La" did all about. He has written, directed & gave music to a Marathi classic - Gulacha Ganpati. He has likewise contributed much to Indian classical music, by way of his divine solo performances on the organ.

Vijay Tendulkar (born 1928) has contributed greatly to Marathi drama. His celebrated plays include Gidhade (Vultures), Sakharam Binder, Shantata! Court Chalu Ahe & Ghasiram Kotwal. Mahesh Elkunchwar and Satish Alekar are other swell known contemporary dramatist.

Jnanpith Award Winners for Marathi