Literary genres Literary genres The adventure novel is a literary genre that has adventure, an exciting undertaking involving risk and physical danger, as its main theme. Adventure has been a common theme since the earliest days of written fiction. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adventure novel"
Airport novels represent a literary genre that is not so much defined by its plot or cast of stock characters, as much as it is by the social function it serves. An airport novel is typically a fairly long but fast-paced novel of intrigue or adventure that is stereotypically found in the reading fare offered by airport newsstands for travellers to read in the rounds of sitting and waiting that constitute air travel. Perhaps it will be finished in the hotel room that awaits them at the end of the journey; perhaps it will be saved for the return trip. ...more on Wikipedia about "Airport novel"
An anti-romance, sometimes referred to as a satire, is a type of story characterized by having an apathetic or self-doubting anti-hero cast as the protagonist, who fails in the object of his journey or struggle. Most anti-romances take place in urban settings, and frequently feature insanity, depression, and the meaning of reality as major themes. An anti-romance is the antithesis of a a romance. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anti-romance"
An Armchair treasure hunt is any activity that requires solving puzzles or riddles in some easily portable and widely reproduced format (usually an illustrated children's book), and then using clues hidden either in the story or the graphics of the book to find a real treasure somewhere in the physical world. The first of these was Masquerade by Kit Williams. ...more on Wikipedia about "Armchair treasure hunt"
An autobiographical novel is a novel based on the life of the author. The literary technique is distinguished from an autobiography or memoir by the stipulation of being fiction. Names and locations are often changed and events are recreated to make them more dramatic but the story still bears a close resemblance to that of the author. ...more on Wikipedia about "Autobiographical novel"
An autobiography (from the Greek auton, 'self', bios, 'life' and graphein, 'write') is a biography written by the subject or composed conjointly with a collaborative writer (styled "as told to" or "with"). The term dates from the late eighteenth century, but the form is much older. ...more on Wikipedia about "Autobiography"
A bildungsroman ( German: "novel of education" or "novel of formation") is a novel which traces the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character from (usually) childhood to maturity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bildungsroman"
Biography (from the Greek words bios meaning life, and graphein meaning write) is a genre of literature and other forms of media like film, based on the written accounts of individual lives. While a biography may focus on a subject of fiction or non-fiction, the term is usually in reference to non-fiction. As opposed to a profile or curriculum vitae, a biography develops complex insight and highlights different textures of personality including intimate details of experiences. A biography is more than a list of facts like birth, education, work, relationships and death. It also delves into the emotions of experiencing such events. ...more on Wikipedia about "Biography"
Bizarro is a genre of film and literature. Writers, such as Carlton Mellick III and Kevin L. Donihe, brought about the term Bizarro in 2005, to encompass literature and film that is seen to be offbeat or cult. Bizarro encompasses many writing styles and sub-genres; including splatter punk and absurdism. The work of film maker David Lynch has been embraced by the movement alongside the texts of such writers as John Edward Lawson (Last Burn in Hell, 2005), Mike Philbin (Yôroppa, 2006) and D. Harlan Wilson (Pseudo City, 2005). ...more on Wikipedia about "Bizarro fiction"
Black comedy, also known as black humor, is a subgenre of comedy and satire where topics and events normally treated seriously – death, mass murder, sickness, madness, terror, drug abuse, rape, etc. – are treated in a humorous or satirical manner. Synonyms created to avoid possible racial overtones include dark humor, morbid humor, gallows humor and off-color humor (see also color metaphors for race.) A scene in Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot demonstrates black comedy well: a man takes off his belt to hang himself, and his trousers fall down. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black comedy"
A bodice ripper is variant of romantic fiction, often historical fiction, in which the heroine often loses her virginity by force. They are typically full of unrestrained romantic passion. Usually the cover depicts a large-breasted female whose bodice is being ripped by a muscular, often shirtless man. Often she first resists him, but is later overcome with passion. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bodice ripper"
A cautionary tale is a traditional story told in folklore, to warn its hearer of a danger. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cautionary tale"
"Chick lit" is a term used to denote a genre of popular fiction written for and marketed to young women, especially single, working women in their twenties. The genre's creation was spurred on, if not exactly created, in the mid- 1990s with the appearance of Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary and similar works; it continued to sell well in the 2000s, with chick-lit titles topping bestseller lists and the creation of imprints devoted entirely to chick-lit. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chick lit"
A closet drama is a play that is not intended to be performed onstage. It is intended to be read by a solitary reader, or, sometimes, to be read out loud in a group. While all plays can be read as literature without being performed, closet dramas were never intended for the stage at all (the term ' closet' is an early English word for a small, private room). ...more on Wikipedia about "Closet drama" I wish I had a www.shortopedia.com.
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 considerations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Comic novel"
A cookbook contains information on cooking, and a list of recipes. It may also contain information on ingredient origin, freshness, selection and quality, e.g. the Slow Food movement's ark of taste criteria. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cookbook"
Creative nonfiction is a genre of literature, also known as literary journalism and narrative journalism, which uses literary skills in the writing of nonfiction. A work of creative nonfiction, if well written, contains accurate and well-researched information and also holds the interest of the reader. Creative nonfiction is contrasted to "research nonfiction" which may contain accurate information, but may not be particularly well written and may not hold the attention of the reader very well. ...more on Wikipedia about "Creative nonfiction"
Dark romanticism, also referred to as anti-transcendentalism is a label applied to some gothic fiction. This was a reaction to both the industrial society and the transcendentalists. They focused on the darkness of the human soul and embraced the existence of sin and evil in society. Many thought that the transcendentalists were to optimistic and "man" was inherently selfish. They convey many of the strategies of the romantic authors in their writing style. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dark romanticism"
Emblem books are a particular style of illustrated book developed in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries, normally containing about one hundred picture/text combinations. Each combination consisted of a woodcut or engraving accompanied by one or more short texts, intended to inspire their readers to reflect on a general moral lesson derived from the reading of both picture and text together. The picture was potentially subject to numerous interpretations: only by reading the text could a reader be certain which meaning was intended by the author. ...more on Wikipedia about "Emblem book"
Entremés, is a short and comic theatrical performance of one act, usually played during the interlude of a performance of a long dramatic work, in the 16th and 17th centuries in Spain. Later it became the sainete. ...more on Wikipedia about "Entremés"
Erotic literature is a literary genre. It either takes the form of erotica written to arouse the reader, or to give instruction in sexual technique. Much classic erotic literature is of novel length, although there are also erotic short stories. Some poetry has been classed as erotic, and overtly erotic poetry has been written from the time of the Ancient Greeks onwards. ...more on Wikipedia about "Erotic literature"
In literature, a faction is a neologism used to describe a novel based on real historical figures and actual events, woven together with fictional writing. An example of faction is the book According to Queeney by Beryl Bainbridge. This book describes the last few years of Samuel Johnson's life as seen through the eyes of Queeney Thrale, eldest daughter of Henry Thrale and Hester Thrale. Here, the word "faction" is a portmanteau of "fact" and "fiction". Faction is often disliked as confusing to people who are trying to find facts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Faction (literature)"
Fantasy is a genre of art, literature, film, television, and music that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of either plot, theme, setting, or all three. The genre is generally distinguished from science fiction and horror by overall look, feel, and theme of the individual work, though there is a great deal of overlap between the three (collectively known as speculative fiction). In its broadest sense, fantasy covers works by many writers, artists, and musicians, from ancient myths and legends, to many recent works embraced by a wide audience today. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fantasy"
A fixup is a novel created from short stories which may or may not have been initially related. The stories are edited for consistency, and sometimes new, connecting material is written for the new novel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fixup"
A list of some prominent writers on food, cooking, dining, and cultural history related to food. ...more on Wikipedia about "Food writing"
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