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List of writing genres. Writing genres (more commonly known as literary genres) are categories that distinguish literature (including works of prose, poetry, drama, hybrid forms, etc.) based on some set of stylistic criteria. Sharing literary conventions, they typically consist of similarities in theme/topic, style, tropes, and storytelling ...
Genres are categories into which kinds of literary material are organized. The genres Aristotle discusses include the epic, the tragedy, the comedy, dithyrambic poetry, and phallic songs. Genres are often divided into complex sub-categories. For example, the novel is a large genre of narrative fiction; within the category of the novel, the ...
This is a list of genres of literature and entertainment (film, television, music, and video games), excluding genres in the visual arts.. Genre is the term for any category of creative work, which includes literature and other forms of art or entertainment (e.g. music)—whether written or spoken, audio or visual—based on some set of stylistic criteria.
Category:Novels by genre, whose subcategories comprise articles about novels in specific literary genres. Subcategories This category has the following 37 subcategories, out of 37 total.
Genre ( French for 'kind, sort') [ 1] is any style or form of communication in any mode (written, spoken, digital, artistic, etc.) with socially agreed-upon conventions developed over time. [ 2] In popular usage, it normally describes a category of literature, music, or other forms of art or entertainment, based on some set of stylistic ...
Genre fiction, also known as formula fiction [1] or popular fiction, is a term used in the book-trade for fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre in order to appeal to readers and fans already familiar with that genre. [2]
This category has the following 80 subcategories, out of 80 total. Literary awards by genre and type (41 C) Literary characters by genre (16 C) Comics by genre (61 C) Fiction by genre (62 C, 42 P) Literary genres by country (12 C) Medieval literature by genre (16 C, 1 P) Novellas by genre (4 C)
Definition. Literary fiction may involve a concern with social commentary, political criticism, or reflection on the human condition. [9] This contrasts with genre fiction where plot is the central concern. [10] It may have a slower pace than popular fiction. [11] As Terrence Rafferty notes, "literary fiction, by its nature, allows itself to ...