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Category Archives: Literature
Literary Points of View—Part 3
In Part 1, I explained the meaning of the term literary of point of view (POV) and observed that every character in a literary work must have one. To see Part 1 now, click here. In Part 2, I introduced … Continue reading
Posted in Arts Criticism, General, Language Arts, Literature
Tagged diary narration, letter narration, literary point of view, POV
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Literary Points of View—Part 2
In Part 1, I explained the meaning of the term literary of point of view (POV). I pointed out that: Every character in a literary work must have a POV. A character’s POV is critical for how a literary work turns … Continue reading
Posted in Arts Criticism, General, Literature
Tagged Dramatic Monologue, Interior Monologue, point of view, POV
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Literary Points of View—Part 1
A point of view (POV) is a manner of consideration or appraisal, a standpoint. It’s an opinion, attitude, or judgment. It’s the mental position from which ideas, people, or other physical things are viewed. It’s the spatial or ideational property … Continue reading
Posted in General, Literature
Tagged Moffett, narration fiction, narrative, nonfiction, novel, point of view, POV, short story
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Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann
The Tales of Hoffmann (Les contes d’Hoffmann) is an opera composed by Jacques Offenbach (picture at left). To my thinking it’s not only his best, it’s one of the best operas ever written by anyone, a masterwork. It’s a shame … Continue reading
Posted in Arts Criticism, Composer, General, Literature, Music, Opera
Tagged E.T.A. Hoffmann, Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Offenbach, The Tales of Hoffmann
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Can a Literary Work Belong to More than One Genre?
Can a liteary work belong to more than one genre? Visitors frequently ask this question because they often see literary works that are identified with a particular genre by publishers, advertisers, book stores, or libraries; and authors are often labeled … Continue reading
Posted in Arts Criticism, General, Literature
Tagged genre in the arts, literary genre, Nora Roberts
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Speculative Fiction
In case you haven’t already discovered it, I’m presenting a new blog called Speculative Fiction. It’s about the literary genre of the same name, which includes fantasy, science fiction, horror fiction, and occult fiction. Urania is your hostess. She and … Continue reading
Posted in General, Literature, Using Electricka's Web Site
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