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  1. Apr 15, 2024 · The Greeks thought of history as one of the seven arts, inspired by a goddess, the muse Clio. All of the world’s classic surveys of history can stand as noble examples of the art of literature, but most historical works and studies today are not written primarily with literary excellence in mind, though they may possess it, as it were, by ...

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  2. May 2, 2023 · A genre (ZHAHN-ruh) is a category of literature in which the various works share certain characteristics. We often break writing into four main literary genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. (Some people consider fiction and nonfiction to be one category called prose.) Each of the literary genres has its own set of subgenres.

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  4. 1. a quality of invention or inventiveness in the text itself; 2. the reader’s sense that what they are reading is singular. In other words, the unique vision of the writer herself. 3. a sense of ‘otherness’ that pushes the reader to see the world around them in a new way. Notice that nowhere in this three-part definition is there any ...

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › LiteratureLiterature - Wikipedia

    Electronic literature is a literary genre consisting of works created exclusively on and for digital devices. Nonfiction. Common literary examples of non-fiction include, the essay; travel literature; biography, autobiography and memoir; journalism; letter; diary; history, philosophy, economics; scientific, nature, and technical writings.

  6. Nov 21, 2023 · There are four main literary genres: poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama. The works within each genre share certain characteristics that place them in the same category. Furthermore, categories ...

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