literary genres英语文学体裁介绍课件复习课程.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.AesopsFables,Storyaboutfairiesorothermagicalcreatures,usuallyforchildren.e.g.FairytaleswrittenbyGrimmbrothersFairytaleswrittenbyHansC.Anderson,FairyTale,Fantasy,Fictionwithstrangeorotherworldlysettingsorcharacters;usingmagicandothersupernaturalphenomenaasaprimaryelementofplot,theme,and/orsetting.e.g.TheLordoftheRingsTheHarryPotterSeriesTwilightTheChroniclesofNarnia,Folklore,Thesongs,stories,myths,andproverbsofapeopleorfolkashandeddownbywordofmouth.e.g.RobinHoodMerlin/wiki/English_folklore,Storywithfictionalcharactersandeventsinahistoricalsetting.e.g.ATaleofTwoCitiesTheThreeMusketeersLittleWomen(byLouisaMayAlcott,setin1863duringtheAmericanCivilWar),HistoricalFiction,Horror,Fictioninwhicheventsevokeafeelingofdreadinboththecharactersandthereader.e.g.FrankensteinbyMaryShelleyEdgarAllanPoesshortstoriesStrangeCaseofDr.JekyllandMr.HydebyRobertLouisStevensonThePictureofDorianGraybyOscarWildeDraculabyBram,Humor,Fictionfulloffun,fancy,andexcitement,meanttoentertain;butcanbecontainedinallgenres.e.g.TomAndJerryTheIceAge,Legend,Story,sometimesofanationalorfolkhero,whichhasabasisinfactbutalsoincludesimaginativematerial.e.g.TheLegendofSleepyHollowbyWashingtonIrvingRobinHoodKingArthurandtheKnightsoftheRoundTableHelenofTroyandtheTrojanWarOdysseus,Fictiondealingwiththesolutionofacrimeortheunravelingofsecrets.Itisoftenusedasasynonymfordetectivefiction,crimefictionorthriller.e.g.RebeccaTheDayoftheJackalTheThirty-nineStepsTheCollectedSherlockHolmesShortStoriesbySirArthurConanDoyleAgathaChristiesdetectiveseries,Mystery/Thriller,Mythology,Legendortraditionalnarrative,oftenbasedinpartonhistoricalevents,thatrevealshumanbehaviorandnaturalphenomenabyitssymbolism;oftenpertainingtotheactionsofthegods.e.g.TheRomanMythologyTheGreekMythology,Poetry,Verseandrhythmicwritingwithimagerythatcreatesemotionalresponses.e.g.theHomericepics,theIliadandtheOdysseyShakespearessonnetspoets: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)CanterburyTalesbyGeoffreyChaucerRipvanWinklebyWashingtonIrvingTheLegendofSleepyHollowbyWashingtonIrvingTheCollectedSherlockHolmesShortStoriesFairytaleswrittenbyGrimmBrothersTheGiftoftheMagibyOHenry,ShortStory,TallTale,Humorousstorywithblatantexaggerations,swaggeringheroeswhodotheimpossiblewithnonchalance.,Thriller/Mystery,Storyusingsuspense,tension,andexcitementasthemainelements,climaxingwhentheherofinallydefeatsthevillain,savinghisownlifeandoftenthelivesofothers.e.g.TheCountofMonteCristoTheDaVinciCodeTheJamesBondSeriesTheJasonBourneSeriesTheHungerGamesTrilogyTheGirlwiththeDragonTattoo,Non-Fiction,Biography/AutobiographyNarrativeofapersonslife,atruestoryaboutarealperson.e.g.TheStoryofMyLifebyHelenKellerTheAutobiographyofBenjaminFranklinMyLifebyBillClintonLivingHistorybyHillaryClintonConfessionsbyJean-JacquesRousseau,Essay,Ashortliterarycompositionthatreflectstheauthorsoutlookorpoint.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”LincolnsGettysburgAddress,WordFormation:Adj.suffixes,(n.+)-ous:fullof,having,e.g.dangerous:fullofdangervictorious:havingvictoryItissuchavoluminousreportthatIamtiredofreadingit.Shewelcomedherguestsinagraciousmanner.Theirdiningroomisveryspacious.,e.g.foolish:beinginthenatureofafoolchildish:havingthenatureofachildTheymadeadevilishplottokidnapthelittlegirlandthenkillherwhentheygotthemoney.Hehasaratherwoma