Outline of Literature Information
Literature is prose, written or oral, including fiction and non-fiction, drama and poetry. See also: outline of poetry.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to literature:
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Essence of literature
Main article: LiteratureForms of literature
See also: Literary genreOral literary genres
Main article: Oral literature- Epic poetry - Legend - Mythology - Ballad - other forms of oral poetry - Folktale - Oral Narrative (Oral History) - Urban legend
Written literary genres
Main articles: Poetry and Prose- Children's literature
- Constrained writing
- Erotic literature
- Poetry (see that article for an extensive list of sub-genres and types)
- Aubade - Clerihew - Epic - Haiku - Lied - Lyric - Ode - Rhapsody - Song - Limerick - Sonnet - Speculative poetry
- Saj' (Maqama) - Fu (literature) - Rayok
Non-fiction
Main article: Non-fiction- Autobiography - Biography - Diaries and Journals - Essay - Frame Narrative - In Medias Res - Literary criticism - Memoir - Outdoor literature - Spiritual autobiography - Travel literature
Fiction genres
Main article: Fiction- Erotica
- Fable
- Fairy tale
- Family Saga
- Frame story
- Gothic
- Inspirational fiction - Religious literature
- Historical romance (Regency romance) - Inspirational romance - Paranormal romance
- Alternate history - Fantasy (for more details see Fantasy subgenres; fantasy literature) (Epic fantasy, Science fantasy, Steampunk, Urban fantasy, Weird fantasy) - Horror (Lovecraftian horror, Weird menace) - Science fiction (for more details see Science fiction genres and related topics) (Cyberpunk, Hard science fiction, Space opera) - Supernatural fiction
History of literature
Main article: History of literature- History of the book
- History of theater
- History of modern literature
- History of science fiction
- History of ideas
- Intellectual history
General literature concepts
Main articles: Index of literary terms and Glossary of poetry terms- Literature
- Western canon
- Teaching of writing: Composition, Rhetoric
- Villanelle - Sonnet - Sestina - Ghazal - Ballad - Blank verse - Free verse - Epic poetry
- Prose genres
- Essay - Flash prose - Journalism - Novel - Novella - Short story
- Basic procedural knowledge
- Poetry analysis - effective reasoning in argument writing
- Techniques and conceits
- Varieties of literary criticism (applications of Literary theory)
- Marxist literary criticism - Semiotic literary interpretation - Psychoanalytic literary interpretation - Feminist literary interpretation - New historicism - Queer literary interpretation
Literary awards
Persons influential in the field of literature
See also
| Literature portal |
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