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  2. History of literature - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The history of literature is the historical development of writings in prose or poetry that attempt to provide entertainment or education to the reader, as well as the development of the literary techniques used in the communication of these pieces. Not all writings constitute literature.

  3. Short story - Wikipedia

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    The short story is a crafted form in its own right. Short stories make use of plot, resonance and other dynamic components as in a novel, but typically to a lesser degree. While the short story is largely distinct from the novel or novella/short novel, authors generally draw from a common pool of literary techniques. [citation needed]

  4. Storytelling - Wikipedia

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    Storytelling is a means for sharing and interpreting experiences. Peter L. Berger says human life is narratively rooted, humans construct their lives and shape their world into homes in terms of these groundings and memories. Stories are universal in that they can bridge cultural, linguistic and age-related divides.

  5. Narratology - Wikipedia

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    Narratology. Narratology is the study of narrative and narrative structure and the ways that these affect human perception. [1] The term is an anglicisation of French narratologie, coined by Tzvetan Todorov (Grammaire du Décaméron, 1969). [2] Its theoretical lineage is traceable to Aristotle (Poetics) but modern narratology is agreed to have ...

  6. The Seven Basic Plots - Wikipedia

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    Cinderella, Aladdin, Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë), A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett), Great Expectations (Charles Dickens), David Copperfield (Charles Dickens, Moll Flanders (Daniel Defoe), The Red and the Black (Stendhal), The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain), "The Ugly Duckling" (Hans Christian Andersen), The Gold Rush, The Jerk.

  7. Fiction - Wikipedia

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    Fiction writing is the process by which an author or creator produces a fictional work. Some elements of the writing process may be planned in advance, while others may come about spontaneously. Fiction writers use different writing styles and have distinct writers' voices when writing fictional stories.

  8. The Last Storytellers: Tales from the Heart of Morocco

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    978-1-84885-491-8. The Last Storytellers: Tales from the Heart of Morocco is a book by radio and television journalist Richard Hamilton. The book contains a foreword by the travel writer and publisher Barnaby Rogerson. The Last Storytellers explores the roots of traditional storytelling, the background of a number of oral storytellers whom the ...

  9. Literature - Wikipedia

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    Definitions of literature have varied over time. [13] In Western Europe, prior to the 18th century, literature denoted all books and writing. It can be seen as returning to older, more inclusive notions, so that cultural studies, for instance, include, in addition to canonical works, popular and minority genres.

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