literary genre
C1829
concept
A literary genre is a category of written works defined by shared stylistic, thematic, or structural characteristics that shape readers’ expectations and interpretations.
Observed surface forms (16)
- Southern Gothic novel ×4
- ethnic literature ×3
- literary style ×3
- Bildungsroman ×2
- literary journalism ×2
- Lost Generation literature ×1
- Southern Gothic literature ×1
- domestic literature ×1
- dramatic genre ×1
- literary fairy tale ×1
- literary subgenre ×1
- literary work category ×1
- magic realism novel ×1
- magical realism novel ×1
- poetry genre ×1
- sentimental fiction ×1
Instances (29)
- Southern Gothic
- Like Water for Chocolate via concept surface "magic realism novel"
- African American literature via concept surface "ethnic literature"
- The Widow and Her Son via concept surface "sentimental fiction"
- One Hundred Years of Solitude via concept surface "magical realism novel"
- magical realism
- Wisdom Literature
- World War I poetry via concept surface "poetry genre"
- Shakespearean tragedies via concept surface "dramatic genre"
- In Cold Blood via concept surface "literary journalism"
- Other Voices, Other Rooms via concept surface "Southern Gothic novel"
- New Journalism via concept surface "literary journalism"
- socialist realism via concept surface "literary style"
- Asian American literature via concept surface "ethnic literature"
- To Kill a Mockingbird via concept surface "Southern Gothic novel"
- Female Gothic via concept surface "literary subgenre"
- Urban Gothic
- Jane Eyre via concept surface "Bildungsroman"
- House and Home Papers via concept surface "domestic literature"
- The Sun Also Rises via concept surface "Lost Generation literature"
- Confessional poetry via concept surface "literary style"
- A Good Man Is Hard to Find via concept surface "Southern Gothic literature"
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Cinderella by Charles Perrault
via concept surface "literary fairy tale"
surface form: Cinderella (Charles Perrault fairy tale)
- Wise Blood via concept surface "Southern Gothic novel"
- Local color writing via concept surface "literary style"
- The Violent Bear It Away via concept surface "Southern Gothic novel"
- Jewish American literature via concept surface "ethnic literature"
- Gothic literature
- Robin Hood novels via concept surface "literary work category"