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A literary genre is "a loose set of criteria for a category of literary composition. " Genres can be determined by literary technique, tone, content, or even (as in the case of fiction) length. A literary technique or literary device is an identifiable Rule of thumb, convention or Structure that is employed in Literature Authors set a Tone in literature by conveying an emotion/feeling or emotions/feelings through words

The most general genres in literature are (in loose chronological order) epic, tragedy,[1] comedy, novel, short story, and creative nonfiction. An epic is a lengthy Narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such Creative nonfiction (also known as literary or narrative nonfiction is a genre of Writing which uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives They can all be in the genres prose or poetry, which shows best how loosely genres are defined. For the Wikipedia guideline regarding editing articles see WikipediaManual of Style. Additionally, a genre such as satire, allegory or pastoral might appear in any of the above, not only as a sub-genre (see below), but as a mixture of genres. Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human An allegory (from αλλος allos "other" and el αγορευειν agoreuein "to speak in public" is a figurative mode of representation Pastoral, as an adjective refers to the lifestyle of Shepherds and Pastoralists moving livestock around larger areas of land according to seasons and availability Finally, they are defined by the general cultural movement of the historical period in which they were composed. A cultural movement is a change in the way a number of different disciplines approach their work The categorization of Time into discrete named blocks is called Periodization. The concept of "genre" has been criticized by Jacques Derrida. [2][3]

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Sub-genres

Genres are often divided into sub-genres. Literature, for instance, is divided into three basic kinds of literature, classic genres of Ancient Greece, poetry, drama, and prose. Literature is the Art of written works Literally translated the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. For the Wikipedia guideline regarding editing articles see WikipediaManual of Style. Poetry may then be subdivided into epic, lyric, and dramatic. An epic is a lengthy Narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation Lyric poetry refers to a usually short poem that expresses personal feelings which may or may not be set to music Verse drama is any Drama written as verse to be spoken another possible general term is poetic drama. Subdivisions of drama includes foremost comedy and tragedy, while eg. Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and comedy itself has sub-genres, including farce, comedy of manners, burlesque, satire, and so on. A farce is a Comedy written for the stage or film which aims to Entertain the audience by means of unlikely extravagant and improbable situations disguise and mistaken The comedy of manners satirizes the manners and affectations of a Social class, often represented by Stock characters, such as the Miles gloriosus Burlesque is a genre of entertainment also known as Travesty. Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human However, any of these terms would be called "genre", and its possible more general terms implied.

Dramatic poetry, for instance, might include comedy, tragedy, melodrama, and mixtures like tragicomedy. Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Melodrama refers to theatre in which music is used to increase the spectator's emotional response or to suggest character types Tragicomedy is Fictional work that blend aspects of the Genres of Tragedy and Comedy. This parsing into sub-genres can continue: "comedy" has its own genres, for example, including comedy of manners, sentimental comedy, burlesque comedy, and satirical comedy. The comedy of manners satirizes the manners and affectations of a Social class, often represented by Stock characters, such as the Miles gloriosus Burlesque is a genre of entertainment also known as Travesty.

Creative nonfiction can cross many genres but is typically expressed in essays, memoir, and other forms that may or may not be narrative but share the characteristics of being fact-based, artistically-rendered prose. Creative nonfiction (also known as literary or narrative nonfiction is a genre of Writing which uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives

Often, the criteria used to divide up works into genres are not consistent, and may change constantly, and be subject of argument, change and challenge by both authors and critics. However, even a very loose term like fiction ("literature created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it may be based on a true story or situation") is not universally applied to all fictitious literature, but instead is typically restricted to the use for novel, short story, and novella, but not fables, and is also usually a prose text. Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes.

Genres may easily be confused with literary techniques, but, though only loosely defined, they are not the same; examples are parody, Frame story, constrained writing, stream of consciousness. A literary technique or literary device is an identifiable Rule of thumb, convention or Structure that is employed in Literature A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject A frame story (also frame tale, frame narrative, etc is a narrative technique whereby an introductory main story is composed at least in part for the purpose of Constrained writing is a Literary technique in which the writer is bound by some condition that forbids certain things or imposes a pattern

List of literary genres

Notes

  1. ^ Bakhtin 1981, p. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" for other uses see Memoir (disambiguation As a literary Genre, a memoir (from the French: mémoire Spiritual autobiography is a genre of non-fiction prose that dominated Protestant writing during the seventeenth century particularly in England particularly that of dissenters A biography (from the Greek words bíos (βίος meaning "life" and gráphein (γράφειν meaning "to write" is an account For other uses of the term 'diary' see Diary (disambiguation. Electronic literature is a Literary genre consisting of works of Literature that originate within digital environments Erotic literature comprises fictional and factual stories and accounts which sexually arouse the reader whether written with that intention or not A fable is a succinct story in prose or verse that features Animals Plants inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are A fairy tale or fairy story is a fictional Story that may feature folkloric characters (such as fairies, enchantments]] often involving History The concept of folklore developed as part of the 19th century ideology of Romantic nationalism, leading to the reshaping of oral traditions to serve modern ideological Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. The adventure novel is a Literary genre of novels that has Adventure, an exciting undertaking involving risk and physical danger as its main theme Children's literature is an age category of literature written for published for or marketed to Children roughly through age 12 A comic novel is a work of fiction in which the writer seeks to amuse the reader sometimes with subtlety and as part of a carefully woven narrative sometimes above all other Crime fiction is the Genre of Fiction that deals with Crimes their detection criminals and their motives It is usually distinguished from Detective fiction is a branch of Crime fiction in which a Detective (or detectives either professional or amateur investigate a crime usually Murder Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting The Fantasy Genre has spawned many new Subgenres with no clear counterparts in the myths or Folklore upon which the tradition of fantasy storytelling is Fantasy literature is Fantasy in written form Historically speaking the majority of fantasy works have been literature Gothic fiction (sometimes referred to as Gothic horror) is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. Historical fiction is a sub-genre of Fiction that often portrays alternate accounts or dramatization of historical figures or events Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience Philosophical novels are works of Fiction in which a significant proportion of the novel is devoted to a discussion of the sort of questions normally addressed in discursive Political fiction is a Subgenre of Fiction that deals with Political affairs. A romance novel is a literary Genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries Historical romance is a subgenre of two Literary genres the Romance novel and the Historical novel. The sagas (from Icelandic saga, plural sögur) are stories about ancient Scandinavian and Germanic history about early Viking voyages The family saga is a genre of Literature which chronicles the lives and doings of a family or a number of related or interconnected families over a period of time Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human A science fiction genre is a sub-category within the broader context of the Science fiction Genre as a whole The slave narrative is a literary form which grew out of the experience of enslaved Africans in Britain and the its colonies. The thriller is a broad Genre of Literature, Film, Gaming and Television. The conspiracy thriller (or paranoid thriller) is a subgenre of thriller fiction. The legal thriller is a sub-genre of Crime fiction in which the major characters are Lawyers and their employees Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the wide-ranging thriller genre The Genre of spy fiction —sometimes called political thriller or spy thriller or sometimes shortened simply to Spy-fi —arose before 3
  2. ^ Derrida 1981
  3. ^ Michael Herzfeld, review of On Narrative, American Anthropologist 1983, p. American Anthropologist is the flagship journal of the American Anthropological Association (AAA 195

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