Curated category
Genres
- HumourThe word humour originates from ancient Greek humoral medicine. This medical system taught that body fluids controlled human health and emotion.
- SatireThe word satire comes from the Latin term satur, meaning full. A subsequent phrase lanx satura shifted this definition to miscellany or medley.
- Non-fictionThe word non-fiction appears on the spine of a book, in the catalog of a library, and in the metadata of a digital file.
- FictionLewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland stands as a vivid example of fiction. This work portrays individuals, events, and places that are…
- GenrePlato divided literature into three classic genres accepted in Ancient Greece: poetry, drama, and prose. Poetry is further subdivided into epic, lyric, and…