literarygenres英语文学体裁介绍课件.ppt

LiteraryGenres 文学体裁 WhatisGenre Genre acategory inliteratureorothermedia characterizedbysimilaritiesinform style orsubjectmatter Forexample sciencefictionandfantasyaretwodifferentgenresinliterature Whyrecognizinggenresisimportant Onthesimplestlevel groupingworksoffersusanorderlywaytotalkaboutanotherwisebewilderingnumberofliterarytexts Moreimportantly ifwerecognizethegenreofatext wemayalsohaveabetterideaofitsintendedoverallstructureandsubject mainidea Finally agenreapproachcandeepenoursenseofthevalueofanysingletext byallowingustoviewitcomparatively alongsidemanyothertextsofitstype Allcategoriesofbooksorstoriescanbecalledeitherfictionornon fiction Fictionamadeupstorycantellaboutthingsthatcouldhappenisreadforfuncharactersmaybelikerealpeopleorimaginary Non FictionhasfactsthatcanbecheckedandproventheauthorisanexpertonthisinformationitISTRUE 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 AdventureDramaFableFairyTaleFantasyFolkloreHistoricalFictionHorrorHumorLegend MysteryMythologyPoetryRealisticFictionRomanceScienceFictionShortStoryTallTaleThriller Fiction Non Fiction Biography AutobiographyEssayNarrativeNonfictionInformational science sports history economy etc Speech Fiction AdventureStoriesfeaturingphysicalactionoftenaroundamissionusuallyinvolvingkillingandrobbing Manytimessetinforbiddinglocalessuchasjungles deserts ormountains e g RobinsonCrusoeMobyDick Drama Storiescomposedinverseorprose usuallyfortheatricalperformance whereconflictsandemotionareexpressedthroughdialogueandaction e g thefourtragediesbyW Shakespeare Hamlet Othello Macbeth KingLear Fable Narrationdemonstratingausefultruth especiallyinwhichanimalsspeakashumans legendary supernaturaltale e g Aesop sFables Storyaboutfairiesorothermagicalcreatures usuallyforchildren e g FairytaleswrittenbyGrimmbrothersFairytaleswrittenbyHansC Anderson FairyTale Fantasy Fictionwithstrangeorotherworldlysettingsorcharacters usingmagicandothersupernaturalphenomenaasaprimaryelementofplot theme and orsetting e g TheLordoftheRingsTheHarryPotterSeriesTwilightTheChroniclesofNarnia Folklore Thesongs stories myths andproverbsofapeopleor folk ashandeddownbywordofmouth e g RobinHoodMerlinhttp en wikipedia org wiki English folklore Storywithfictionalcharactersandeventsinahistoricalsetting e g ATaleofTwoCitiesTheThreeMusketeersLittleWomen byLouisaMayAlcott setin1863duringtheAmericanCivilWar HistoricalFiction Horror Fictioninwhicheventsevokeafeelingofdreadinboththecharactersandthereader e g FrankensteinbyMaryShelleyEdgarAllanPoe sshortstoriesStrangeCaseofDr JekyllandMr HydebyRobertLouisStevensonThePictureofDorianGraybyOscarWildeDraculabyBram Humor Fictionfulloffun fancy andexcitement meanttoentertain butcanbecontainedinallgenres e g TomAndJerryTheIceAge Legend Story sometimesofanationalorfolkhero whichhasabasisinfactbutalsoincludesimaginativematerial e g TheLegendofSleepyHollowbyWashingtonIrvingRobinHoodKingArthurandtheKnightsoftheRoundTableHelenofTroyandtheTrojanWarOdysseus Fictiondealingwiththesolutionofacrimeortheunravelingofsecrets Itisoftenusedasasynonymfordetectivefiction crimefictionorthriller e g RebeccaTheDayoftheJackalTheThirty nineStepsTheCollectedSherlockHolmesShortStoriesbySirArthurConanDoyleAgathaChristie sdetectiveseries Mystery Thriller Mythology Legendortraditionalnarrative oftenbasedinpartonhistoricalevents thatrevealshumanbehaviorandnaturalphenomenabyitssymbolism oftenpertainingtotheactionsofthegods e g TheRomanMythologyTheGreekMythology Poetry Verseandrhythmicwritingwithimagerythatcreatesemotionalresponses e g theHomericepics theIliadandtheOdysseyShakespeare ssonnetspoets AlexanderPope RobertBurns AlfredTennyson JohnDonne BenJonson PercyByssheShelley WaltWhitman WilliamBulterYeats JohnKeats JohnMilton EdmundSpencer Storythatcanactuallyhappenandistruetolife e g CharlesDickensMarkTwainJaneAusten RealisticFiction Romance Storiesfeaturingthemutualattractionandloveofamanandawomanasthemainplot andhaveahappyending e g PrideandPrejudiceRomeoandJulietJaneEyreGonewiththeWind ScienceFiction Storybasedonimpactofactual imagined orpotentialscience usuallysetinthefutureoronotherplanets e g JurassicPark20 000LeaguesUndertheSeabyJulesVerneJourneytotheCenteroftheEarthbyJulesVerneTheTimeMachinebyH G WellsTheWaroftheWorldsbyH G WellsFrankensteinbyMaryShelleyI RobotbyIsaacAsimovBicentennialManbyIsaacAsimov Fictionofsuchbrevitythatitsupportsnosubplots e g TheThousandandOneNights TheArabianNights CanterburyTalesbyGeoffreyChaucerRipvanWinklebyWashingtonIrvingTheLegendofSleepyHollowbyWashingtonIrvingTheCollectedSherlockHolmesShortStoriesFairytaleswrittenbyGrimmBrothersTheGiftoftheMagibyO Henry ShortStory TallTale Humorousstorywithblatantexaggerations swaggeringheroeswhodotheimpossiblewithnonchalance Thriller Mystery Storyusingsuspense tension andexcitementasthemainelements climaxingwhentheherofinallydefeatsthevillain savinghisownlifeandoftenthelivesofothers e g TheCountofMonteCristoTheDaVinciCodeTheJamesBondSeriesTheJasonBourneSeriesTheHungerGamesTrilogyTheGirlwiththeDragonTattoo Non Fiction Biography AutobiographyNarrativeofaperson slife atruestoryaboutarealperson e g TheStoryofMyLifebyHelenKellerTheAutobiographyofBenjaminFranklinMyLifebyBillClintonLivingHistorybyHillaryClintonConfessionsbyJean JacquesRousseau Essay Ashortliterarycompositionthatreflectstheauthor soutlookorpoint e g OfStudiesbyFrancisBacon NarrativeNonfiction Factualinformationpresentedinaformatwhichtellsastory Informational science sports history economy etc Informationaltextdealingwithanactual real lifesubject SpeechPublicaddressordiscourse MartinLutherKing Ihaveadream WinstonChurchill Weshallfightthemonthebeaches WinstonChurchill BloodSweatandTears PresidentKennedy Manonthemoon GeneralMacArthur Oldsoldiersneverdie theyjustfadeaway AmericanDeclarationofIndependenceEulogytoDianaPrincessofWalesColonelTimCollins MagnanimousinVictory Lincoln sGettysburgAddress WordFormation Adj suffixes n ous fullof having e g dangerous fullofdangervictorious havingvictoryItissuchavoluminousreportthatIamtiredofreadingit Shewelcomedherguestsinagraciousmanner Theirdiningroomisveryspacious e g foolish beinginthenatureofafoolchildish havingthenatureofachildTheymadeadevilishplottokidnapthelittlegir