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Of or pertaining to the art of writing in any form or style, most especially published works.
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autobiography
Literature; Literary techniques
A narrative about the author, purporting implicitly or explicitly to be true in the sense of nonfictional.
agency
Literature; Literary techniques
The capacity of an entity to cause events (that is, to engage in acts). Characters by and large are entities with agency.
author
Literature; Literary techniques
A real person who creates a text. The author is not to be confused with either the narrator or the implied author of a narrative.
adaptative reading
Literature; Literary techniques
One of the three fundamental modes of interpretation together with intentional and symptomatic readings. Adaptive readings range from interpretations freed from concerns for ...
adapatation
Literature; Literary techniques
The transmutation of a narrative, usually from one medium to another.
action
Literature; Literary techniques
The sequence of events in a story. The action and the entities are the two basic components of story.
interpretation
Literature; Literary techniques
The act of expressing in one’s own way the meanings – including ideas, values, and feelings – communicated by a text.
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