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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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Southern Gothic is a subgenre of Gothic fiction unique to American literature that takes place exclusively in the American South. Common themes in Southern Gothic literature include deeply flawed, ...

space opera

Literature; Genre

Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that often emphasizes romantic, often melodramatic adventure, set mainly or entirely in outer space, usually involving conflict between opponents ...

speculative fiction

Literature; Genre

Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror fiction, weird fiction, supernatural fiction, superhero ...

speech

Literature; Genre

Speech is the vocalized form of human. It is based upon the syntactic combination of lexicals and names that are drawn from very large (usually about 10,000 different words) . Each spoken word is ...

spell

Literature; Genre

A spell, charm, or incantation is a set of words, spoken or unspoken (prayer). Casting a spell is considered by its user to invoke some magical effect. Historical attestations exist for the use of ...

spiritual autobiography

Literature; Genre

Spiritual autobiography is a genre of non-fiction prose that dominated Protestant writing during the seventeenth century, particularly in England, particularly that of dissenters. The narrative ...

splatterpunk

Literature; Genre

Splatterpunk—a term coined in 1986 by David J. Schow at the Twelfth World Fantasy Convention in Providence, Rhode Island—refers to a movement within horror fiction distinguished by its graphic, often ...