literary-genres英语文学体裁介绍课件

LiteraryGenres文学体裁WhatisGenre?Genre-acategory,inliteratureorothermedia,characterizedbysimilaritiesinform,style,orsubjectmatter.Forexample,sciencefictionandfantasyaretwodifferentgenresinliterature.Whyrecognizinggenresisimportant?(1)Onthesimplestlevel,groupingworksoffersusanorderlywaytotalkaboutanotherwisebewilderingnumberofliterarytexts.(2)Moreimportantly,ifwerecognizethegenreofatext,wemayalsohaveabetterideaofitsintendedoverallstructureandsubject/mainidea.(3)Finally,agenreapproachcandeepenoursenseofthevalueofanysingletext,byallowingustoviewitcomparatively,alongsidemanyothertextsofitstype.Allcategoriesofbooksorstoriescanbecalledeitherfictionornon-fiction.FictionamadeupstorycantellaboutthingsthatcouldhappenisreadforfuncharactersmaybelikerealpeopleorimaginaryNon-FictionhasfactsthatcanbecheckedandproventheauthorisanexpertonthisinformationitISTRUE!Canyouclassifythefollowinggenresintotwocategories,namely,fictionandnon-fiction?adventure,biography/autobiography,drama,essay,fable,fairytale,fantasy,folklore,historicalfiction,horror,humor,informational,legend,mystery,mythology,narrativenonfiction,poetry,realisticfiction,romance,sciencefiction,shortstory,speech,talltale,thrillerAdventureDramaFableFairyTaleFantasyFolkloreHistoricalFictionHorrorHumorLegendMysteryMythologyPoetryRealisticFictionRomanceScienceFictionShortStoryTallTaleThrillerFictionNon-FictionBiography/AutobiographyEssayNarrativeNonfictionInformational(science,sports,history,economy,etc.)SpeechFictionAdventureStoriesfeaturingphysicalactionoftenaroundamissionusuallyinvolvingkillingandrobbing.Manytimessetinforbiddinglocalessuchasjungles,deserts,ormountains.e.g.RobinsonCrusoeMobyDickDramaStoriescomposedinverseorprose,usuallyfortheatricalperformance,whereconflictsandemotionareexpressedthroughdialogueandaction.e.g.thefourtragediesbyW.Shakespeare:Hamlet,Othello,Macbeth,KingLearFableNarrationdemonstratingausefultruth,especiallyinwhichanimalsspeakashumans;legendary,supernaturaltale.e.g.Aesop'sFablesStoryaboutfairiesorothermagicalcreatures,usuallyforchildren.e.g.FairytaleswrittenbyGrimmbrothersFairytaleswrittenbyHansC.AndersonFairyTaleFantasyFictionwithstrangeorotherworldlysettingsorcharacters;usingmagicandothersupernaturalphenomenaasaprimaryelementofplot,theme,and/orsetting.e.g.TheLordoftheRingsTheHarryPotterSeriesTwilightTheChroniclesofNarniaFolkloreThesongs,stories,myths,andproverbsofapeopleorfolkashandeddownbywordofmouth.e.g.RobinHoodMerlinStorywithfictionalcharactersandeventsinahistoricalsetting.e.g.ATaleofTwoCitiesTheThreeMusketeersLittleWomen(byLouisaMayAlcott,setin1863duringtheAmericanCivilWar)HistoricalFictionHorrorFictioninwhicheventsevokeafeelingofdreadinboththecharactersandthereader.e.g.FrankensteinbyMaryShelleyEdgarAllanPoe’sshortstoriesStrangeCaseofDr.JekyllandMr.HydebyRobertLouisStevensonThePictureofDorianGraybyOscarWildeDraculabyBramHumorFictionfulloffun,fancy,andexcitement,meanttoentertain;butcanbecontainedinallgenres.e.g.TomAndJerryTheIceAgeLegendStory,sometimesofanationalorfolkhero,whichhasabasisinfactbutalsoincludesimaginativematerial.e.g.TheLegendofSleepyHollowbyWashingtonIrvingRobinHoodKingArthurandtheKnightsoftheRoundTableHelenofTroyandtheTrojanWarOdysseusFictiondealingwiththesolutionofacrimeortheunravelingofsecrets.Itisoftenusedasasynonymfordetectivefiction,crimefictionorthriller.e.g.RebeccaTheDayoftheJackalTheThirty-nineStepsTheCollectedSherlockHolmesShortStoriesbySirArthurConanDoyleAgathaChristie’sdetectiveseriesMystery/ThrillerMythologyLegendortraditionalnarrative,oftenbasedinpartonhistoricalevents,thatrevealshumanbehaviorandnaturalphenomenabyitssymbolism;oftenpertainingtotheactionsofthegods.e.g.TheRomanMythologyTheGreekMythologyPoetryVerseandrhythmicwritingwithimagerythatcreatesemotionalresponses.e.g.theHomericepics,theIliadandtheOdysseyShakespeare’ssonnetspoets:AlexanderPope,RobertBurns,AlfredTennyson,JohnDonne,BenJonson,PercyByssheShelley,WaltWhitman,WilliamBulterYeats,JohnKeats,JohnMilton,EdmundSpencer,Storythatcanactuallyhappenandistruetolife.e.g.CharlesDickensMarkTwainJaneAustenRealisticFictionRomanceStoriesfeaturingthemutualattractionandloveofamanandawomanasthemainplot,andhaveahappyending.e.g.PrideandPrejudiceRomeoandJulietJaneEyreGonewiththeWindScienceFictionStorybasedonimpactofactual,imagined,orpotentialscience,usuallysetinthefutureoronotherplanets.e.g.JurassicPark20,000LeaguesUndertheSeabyJulesVerneJourneytotheCenteroftheEarthbyJulesVerneTheTimeMachinebyH.G.WellsTheWaroftheWorldsbyH.G.WellsFrankensteinbyMaryShelleyI,RobotbyIsaacAsimovBicentennialManbyIsaacAsimovFictionofsuchbrevitythatitsupportsnosubplots.e.g.TheThousandandOneNights(TheArabianNights)CanterburyTalesbyGeoffreyChaucerRipvanWinklebyWashingtonIrvingTheLegendofSleepyHollowbyWashingtonIrvingTheCollectedSherlockHolmesShortStoriesFairytaleswrittenbyGrimmBrothersTheGiftoftheMagibyO’HenryShortStoryTallTaleHumorousstorywithblatantexaggerations,swaggeringheroeswhodotheimpossiblewithn