Sagas, stories, anecdotes, poems, novels etc. are literary works that history teachers can use in their courses. Literary works are the leading materials to arouse students’ curiosity for history courses who consider history courses boring and who develop a negative attitude towards history courses. There are three learning areas in the education: cognitive, psychomotor and affective learning. One of the important elements operating in the affective learning area, which is one of these learning areas, is literary works. As in many courses, literary works are used in history courses as teaching materials even if it is not at the desired level. It is seen that the importance of the use of literary works in history teaching is emphasized in books on field education, at scientific meetings and symposiums held in recent years. Furthermore, the importance of literary works in history courses is underlined in the secondary education history course teaching programs, as well and history teachers are asked to use literary works in their courses. In parallel to these, the use of literary works as an instructional material in history teaching has begun to increase. The aim of this study is to instruct about the literary genres that can be used in history courses. In this context, literary genres that can be used in the teaching-learning process are explained, and the importance of their use and the methods to use hem in history courses are elaborated. In history courses, literary works that can contribute to making history teaching more effective and productive should be used.