Outline of fiction
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to fiction:
Fiction – narrative which is made-up by the author. Although fiction often describes a major branch of literary work, it is also applied to theatrical, cinematic, documental, and musical work. In contrast to this is non-fiction, which deals exclusively in factual events (e.g.: biographies, histories). Semi-fiction is fiction implementing a great deal of non-fiction,[1] e.g. a fictional description based on a true story.
What type of thing is fiction?
- Product of imagination – Fiction forms pure imagination in the reader, partially because these novels are fabricated from creativity and is not pure truth; When the reader reads a passage from a novel he or she connects the words to images and visualizes the event or situation being read in their imagination, hence the word.
- Source of entertainment – This type of entertainment is usually pursued to escape reality and imagine their own; which is suppressing depression with an emotional interest.
- Genre – any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria.
- Opposite of non-fiction – non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact.
Elements of fiction
Character
- Fictional character –
- Protagonist – main character around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to share the most empathy.
- Antagonist – character, group of characters, or an institution, who oppose the main character.
Plot
- Plot –
- Subplot –
- Story arc –
- Narrative structure –
- Monomyth –
Setting
- Setting –
- Milieu –
Theme
- Theme –
- Motif –
Style
- Style –
- Fiction writing –
- Writing style –
- Fiction-writing mode –
- Allegory –
- Symbolism –
- Tone –
Types of fiction: genres
Genres based on age of reader
Genres based on subject matter
Main article: Genre fiction
- Detective fiction –
- Fantasy fiction – genre of fiction that uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting.
- Mystery fiction –
- Science fiction – genre of fiction dealing with the impact of imagined innovations in science or technology, often in a futuristic setting.[2][3][4] Exploring the consequences of such innovations is the traditional purpose of science fiction, making it a "literature of ideas".[5]
- Pornography –
- Erotica – works of art, including literature, photography, film, sculpture and painting, that deal substantively with erotically stimulating or sexually arousing descriptions.
Genres based on form
- Novels –
- Short stories –
- Fables –
- Fairy tales –
- Legend –
- Plays –
- Poems –
- Films –
- Comics –
- Video games –
Genres based on the length of the work
- Flash fiction - A work of fewer than 2,000 words. (1,000 by some definitions) (around 5 pages)
- Short story - A work of at least 2,000 words but under 7,500 words. (between about 10 and 40 pages)
- Novelette - A work of at least 7,500 words but under 17,500 words. (40-90 pages)
- Novella - A work of at least 17,500 words but under 60,000 words. (90-300 pages)
- Novel - A work of 60,000 words or more. (about 300+ pages)
- Epic - A work of 200,000 words or more. (about 1000+ pages)[6][7]
Fictional elements
- Libraries in fiction
- Fictional animals –
- Fictional crossovers –
- Fictional institutions –
- Fictional locations –
- Fictional universes –
- Fictional planets –
- Fictional countries –
- Fictional counties –
- Fictional cities –
- Fictional media –
- Category:Lists of fictional things
- All pages beginning with "List of fiction(al)..."
- All pages beginning with "Lists of fiction(al)..."
History of fiction
See also: Category:History of fiction
By content
- History of detective fiction
- History of fantasy fiction
- History of mystery fiction
- History of science fiction
By form
- History of comics
- History of fables
- History of fairy tales
- History of film
- History of folklore
- History of novels
- History of plays
- History of poetry
- History of serials
- History of short stories
- History of situation comedies
- History of video games
By length
- History of flash fiction
- History of short stories
- History of novelettes
- History of novellas
- History of novels
- History of epic poetry
Uses of fiction
Authors of fiction
Fantasy fiction authors
Main article: List of fantasy authors
- Piers Anthony –
- Julian May –
- J.K. Rowling –
- J. R. R. Tolkien –
- Stephenie Meyer –
- C.S. Lewis –
Horror fiction authors
Main article: List of horror fiction writers
Science fiction authors
Main article: List of science fiction authors
Comic authors
- Jean Giraud –
- Stan Lee –
- Will Eisner –
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Whiteman, G.; Phillips, N. (13 December 2006). "The Role of Narrative Fiction and Semi-Fiction in Organizational Studies". ERIM Report Series Research in Management. ISSN 1566-5283. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
- ↑ "Science fiction - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary". merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ↑ "Definition of science fiction noun from Cambridge Dictionary Online: Free English Dictionary and Thesaurus". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ↑ "science fiction definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta". encarta.msn.com. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ↑ Marg Gilks, Paula Fleming, and Moira Allen (2003). "Science Fiction: The Literature of Ideas". WritingWorld.com.
- ↑ Counting a page roughly as 200 words.
- ↑ A professional writer usually writes an average of 500-1000 words per day. Stephen King stated he writes an average of 2000 words per day, every day.
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