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A comprehensive list of definitions of terms and concepts used in the discussion, classification, analysis, and criticism of all types of literature. Find entries for poetry, prose, drama, genres, forms, movements, and more.
Find out which books have taken their names from literature, from Absalom, Absalom! to Zorba the Greek. Browse the alphabetical list of authors, works and literary references.
Learn about the poetry and prose written in Old English in early medieval England, from the 7th to the 12th century. Explore the manuscripts, dialects, genres, and famous works of this period, such as Beowulf and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
A comprehensive table of modern literary movements from the Renaissance to the 20th century, with descriptions and notable authors. Includes the Rajasthan literary movement of Mr Anil Saxena 'Lalkar', a contemporary initiative to promote Indian literature and journalism.
A novella is a work of prose fiction longer than a short story but shorter than a novel. This web page lists some of the best-known and notable novellas in English and other languages, with their titles, authors, and publication dates.
Chiasmus is a figure of speech that inverts grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses, without repeating words. It can be used to parallel concepts, ideas, or arguments, and is found in various literatures and languages, such as Shakespeare, the Bible, and the Quran.
Chiastic structure is a literary technique that arranges words, clauses, or larger segments of text in a symmetrical pattern of repetition and variation. Learn about the etymology, mnemonic function, and use of chiastic structure in ancient and modern literature, such as the Iliad, the Hebrew Bible, and the Quran.
Learn about word order, the order of the syntactic constituents of a language, and how it varies across languages. Compare the six basic word orders (SOV, SVO, VSO, VOS, OVS, OSV) and their distribution, flexibility, and pragmatic functions.