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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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Hindu texts

Literature; Genre

There are two types of Hindu texts: Hindu religious texts and Hindu classical texts. Conventionally, Hindu literature group into two categories: Shruti - that which is revealed ...

history

Literature; Genre

History is the study of the past, specifically how it relates to humans. It is an umbrella term that relates to past events as well as the discovery, collection, organization, and ...

historical fantasy

Literature; Genre

Historical fantasy is a sub-genre of historical fiction that incorporates fantastic elements (such as magic) into the narrative. It is used as an umbrella term for the sword and ...

historical fiction

Literature; Genre

Historical fiction is a literary genre that takes place in the past. The setting is drawn from history, and often contains historical persons. Writers of stories in this genre ...

historical novel

Literature; Genre

A historical novel is a novel set in the past and intended to evoke the conditions of a past period. Many historical novels include historical figures as major or minor characters ...

historical romance

Literature; Genre

This article focusses on a sub-genre of fiction, a type of love, or romance novel. It is a mass market, genre fiction version of the historical romance, which Walter Scott helped ...

historical mystery

Literature; Genre

The historical mystery or historical whodunit is a subgenre of two literary genres, historical fiction and mystery fiction. These works are set in a time period considered ...