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Literature

Of or pertaining to the art of writing in any form or style, most especially published works.

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general epistles

Literature; Genre

General epistles (also called Catholic Epistles) are books in the New Testament in the form of letters. They are termed "general" because for the most part their intended audience ...

ghost story

Literature; Genre

A ghost story may be any piece of fiction, or drama, that includes a ghost, or simply takes as a premise the possibility of ghosts or characters' belief in them. The "ghost" may ...

genre

Literature; Genre

Genre, Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or entertainment, e.g. music, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on ...

gong'an fiction

Literature; Genre

Gong'an or crime-case fiction is a subgenre of Chinese crime fiction involving government magistrates who solve criminal cases. The Judge Dee and Judge Bao stories are the best ...

gospel

Literature; Genre

A gospel is an account describing the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. The most widely known examples are the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and ...

gothic fiction

Literature; Genre

Gothic fiction, sometimes referred to as Gothic horror, is a genre or mode of literature that combines fiction, horror and Romanticism. Its origin is attributed to English author ...

hadith

Literature; Genre

Hadith in religious use is often translated as 'tradition', meaning a report of the deeds and sayings of Muhammad. The Hadith literature does not qualify as "primary source" ...