Genre

Genre

Established categories of literary works or other forms of art or entertainment that are based on some set of stylistic criteria or conventions.

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A short story is a brief work of literature, usually written in narrative prose. Emerging from earlier oral storytelling traditions in the 17th century, the short story has grown to encompass a body ...

slave narrative

Literature; Genre

The slave narrative is a literary form that grew out of the written accounts of enslaved Africans in Britain and its colonies, including the later United States, Canada and Caribbean nations. Some ...

social

Literature; Genre

The term social refers to a characteristic of living organisms as applied to populations of humans and other animals. It always refers to the interaction of organisms with other organisms and to ...

sociology of literature

Literature; Genre

The sociology of literature is a subfield of the sociology of culture. It studies the social production of literature and its social implications. A notable example is Pierre Bourdieu's 1992 Les ...

soft science fiction

Literature; Genre

Soft science fiction, or soft SF is a category of science fiction that is based on and explores the "soft" sciences, and especially the social sciences (anthropology, sociology, psychology, political ...

song

Literature; Genre

In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing or by musical instruments. A choral or vocal song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as ...

soteriology

Literature; Genre

Soteriology is the study of religious doctrines of salvation. Salvation theory occupies a place of special significance and importance in many religions. In the academic field of religious studies, ...