The literary genus is a multitude of artisticworks united by a common style of presentation, characteristic plot lines. A genus of literary work is lyricism, epic, or drama. About the most famous examples of each of them described in this article.
Drama
Translated from the ancient Greek language, this wordmeans "action." In modern Russian, the term has acquired a different meaning. But this will be discussed below. Drama is a literary genus originated in Antiquity. It is to the ancient Greek authors Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides that the first dramatic works belong. This literary kind of works combines works of two kinds: comedy, tragedy.
Drama reached its perfection in the sixteenthcentury. French authors strictly kept certain provisions established by the ancient Greeks. Namely: the unity of time and place, the duration of events is not more than twenty-four hours.
Examples of dramatic works
In the drama of Sophocles "King Oedipus" we are talking about a manwho by chance had killed his father once, and then, ironically, married his mother. Viewers of the first production of the plot knew. But even if they didn’t know the story of Oedipus, they would have recognized his brief biography. Nevertheless, the drama is created in such a way that its action covers the whole day. All events take place in the palace of the king.
Moliere, Racine and Corneille adopted the traditionantique playwrights. The above principles are also observed in their creations. And, finally, it is worthwhile to give an example of a work, the plot of which is familiar to every schoolchild, - “Woe from Wit”. Chatsky arrives at the house of Famusov. She learns that Sophia is in love with a self-serving and near-minded person. Hero Griboedova leads conversations with other characters of the comedy. He expresses extraordinary thoughts. As a result, Famusov’s entourage decides that Chatsky is a little unconscious. That, in turn, leaves the house of a relative with the words "Carriage for me, carriage!". All this happens throughout the day.
Nowhere outside the mansion Famusov none ofHeroes does not come out. Because the drama is a literary genus of works of art in which everything that happens is accomplished within 24 hours. It is worth mentioning one more peculiarity of such compositions. Namely - in them there are no words of the author. Only dialogue. Regardless of whether it is a comedy or a tragedy.
Epos
Этот термин можно встретить в качестве masculine in the literary dictionary. And in this encyclopedic edition it will be said that the epic is nothing more than a work in which the events in the past are narrated.
Epic examples
A striking example is the famous "Odyssey."In his essay, Homer extensively and in detail describes the events that happened once. He talks about the journey of his hero, not forgetting to mention other characters and to describe their life and life in sufficient detail. How is epic different from drama? First of all, the story is on behalf of the author. The next difference is impartiality.
The writings of Homer are created in the form of poetry.In the eighteenth century, new tendencies began to develop in the literature: a type of prose appeared, with signs of an epic. As an example, it is worthwhile to cite Tolstoy’s novel War and Peace. Events cover a rather impressive time span. In the novel, a huge number of characters.
Another example of epic prose is Galsworthy's Forsyte Saga. This book is about representatives of several generations of a large family.
Lyrics
Which literary genus does any of thepoems Annensky, Fet, Tyutchev? Of course, to the lyrics. The works of this literary kind of inherent sensuality, emotion. Unlike the epic, here the feelings of the hero are transmitted extremely vividly, and even somewhat subjectively.
Examples of lyric works
In ancient Greece, originated not onlydramatic art. Antiquity - the heyday of other areas in the literature. The first lyric authors are Terpander. This ancient Greek poet read his creations to the sounds of string guitar. Accompanied, he recited poetry and Alkay, the author, who preferred political topics. Safo's poetry has also reached our days.
In the Middle Ages, which is called"Gloomy" was created a myriad of romantic ballads, which were written by troubadours from France. Their plots were subsequently used more than once by later authors. Lyrics, as a literary genre, received a special development in the Renaissance. In the thirteenth century, a new type of troubadour appeared. Already not French, but Italian. After all, it was in Italy that the flowering of lyric poetry flourished.
In the nineteenth century, lyricism penetrated allliterary genres. His features are present in the works of Shelley, Byron, Coleridge. The lyricism inspired Russian poets - Pushkin, Zhukovsky, Ryleev, etc. Then the interest in the lyrics subsided for a while: epic prose took its place. And, finally, the beginning of the twentieth century in Russia was marked by the appearance of a whole galaxy of talented lyricists. Among them are Pasternak, Blok, Akhmatova, Tsvetaeva, Yesenin.
In everyday speech
The literary genus, as we have found out, isa set of works of art with characteristic features. This may be a lyric, epic or drama. In modern speech, each of these terms has a slightly different meaning.
Movie drama is a genre characteristic oftragedy. Under the lyrics is commonly understood love poetry. In literary terminology, these concepts have a different meaning. What kind of literary kind of tragedy, sentimentality? Drama or lyrics. But at the same time dramatic work can be a comedy. And the composition of the author's lyrics is not necessarily a story about his unrequited love or longing for his homeland.
