literary novel

Literary Monster Mash-Up — Literary classics updated to include monsters. Reporting on the forthcoming publication of “Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters,” (the follow up to “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,”) The Guardian’s Alison Flood observed: Pride and Prejudice… …   Dictionary of unconsidered lexicographical trifles

novel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. story, book, romance, epic; novella. See description, writing. adj. new, unusual, different, remarkable, unique. See newness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. new, odd, innovative, different; see original… …   English dictionary for students

Literary fiction — is a term that has come into common usage since around 1970, principally to distinguish serious fiction (that is, work with claims to literary merit) from the many types of genre fiction and popular fiction (i.e., paraliterature). In broad terms …   Wikipedia

Literary theory — in a strict sense is the systematic study of the nature of literature and of the methods for analyzing literature. [Culler 1997, p.1] However, literary scholarship since the 19th century often includes in addition to, or even instead of literary… …   Wikipedia

Literary tourism — is a type of cultural tourism that deals with places and events from fictional texts as well as the lives of their authors. This could include following the route a fictional character charts in a novel, visiting particular settings from a story… …   Wikipedia

literary theory —    Literary theory since the 1960s has sustained far more change than in the previous thirty years. After several decades of dominance by the New Critics and the close textual, practical readings recommended by the likes of F.R.Leavis, the 1960s… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

Literary adaptation — is the adapting of a literary source (e.g., a novel, short story, poem) to another genre or medium, such as a film, a stage play, or even ace video game. It can also involve adapting the same literary work in the same genre or medium, just for… …   Wikipedia

Novel & Short Story Writer's Market — (NSSWM) is an annual resource guide for fiction writers that compiles hundreds of listings for book publishers, magazines literary agents, writing contests, and conferences. NSSWM is published by Writer s Digest Books and usually hits bookstores… …   Wikipedia

Literary Inquisition — Literary Inquisition, or wenziyu (zh c|文字獄 imprisonment due to writings ) refers to the persecution of intellectuals for their writings by the authority in Imperial China. Wenziyu flourished during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The persecutions… …   Wikipedia

Novel Romance — Theatrical release poster Directed by Emily Skopov Produced by John Scherer …   Wikipedia

Novel — For other uses, see Novel (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Novell. New novels in a Oldenburg bookshop, February 2009 …   Wikipedia