21st Century Literary Genres

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21ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM

THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

21st Century
Literary Genres
M s. Jess Rhoda C. Tayag, LPT
What is 21st Century Literature?
AN OVERVIEW

• New literary works created within the last decade.


• Written by contemporary authors.
• Deals with current themes/issues and reflects a technological culture
• Often breaks traditional writing rules
21st Century Literary Genres
Basic Literary Genres
PROSE

NON-FICTION. Biography, Autobiography, Diary,


Journal, Essay, History, Travelogue, Publication

FICTION. Novel, Short Story, Legend, Adventure,


Drama, Allegories, Fable, Parable

21st Century Literary Genres


Basic Literary Genres
POETRY

LYRIC. Song, Ode, Elegy, Sonnet, Simple lyric

NARRATIVE. Epic, Tale, Ballad

DRAMATIC. Comedy, Tragedy, Melodrama, Farce

21st Century Literary Genres


21st Century Literary Genres
"NEW" GENRES

• Chick Lit
• Blogs
• Speculative fiction
• Flash fiction
• Graphic novel
• Spoken word poetry
• Creative non-fiction
21st Century Literary Genres
Chick Lit
CHICK LITERATURE

This genre often addresses issues of modern


womanhood in humorous and lighthearted ways.
Chick lit typically features a female protagonist
whose womanhood is heavily discussed in the plot.

21st Century Literary Genres


Some of the chick lit in the Philippines are:

(Nautilus comics)
by Arnold Arre
Blog
WEB LOG

•A web site containing short articles called posts


that are updated regularly. It is a platform where
an individual or even a group share their views on
an individual subject.

21st Century Literary Genres


Most Popular Microblogging sites

TUMBLR TWITTER PINTEREST

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Speculative Fiction
"WHAT IF...?"

Speculative fiction is a broad genre that


encompasses stories that take place in imaginary
worlds as a result of "what if....?" questions.

21st Century Literary Genres


THE SUB-GENRES OF

Speculative Fiction

• SCIENCE FICTION
• FANTASY
• UTOPIAN FICTION
• DYSTOPIAN FICTION
• APOCALYPTIC FICTION
• POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION
• ALTERNATE HISTORY
21st Century Literary Genres
Flash Fiction
SHORT SHORT STORY, MICRO-FICTION,
MICRO-NARRATIVE, SUDDEN FICTION

Flash fiction refers to a fictional literature of


extreme brevity. Some say that it should have not
more than 50 words while others say that it can
have as many as a thousand words.
21st Century Literary Genres
SIX-WORD FLASH FICTION
SIX-WORD FLASH FICTION
SIX-WORD FLASH FICTION
Graphic Novels
NARRATIVES IN COMIC BOOK FORMATS

A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the


story is conveyed to the reader using comic form.

21st Century Literary Genres


COMIC BOOK GRAPHIC NOVEL
• Usually 20 to 24 pages • Usually 50 pages and
or less above
• Most are serialized. • Anthologies/collection
Some of the graphic novels in the Philippines are:

THE BY THEME
MYTHOLOGY MAKTAN 1521 Remember to

CLASS describe each of


their key personality
(Nautilus comics) by Tebai Pascual
traits, physical
by Arnold Arre
attributes, and more.

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