LITERARY GENRES By Marita Wijayanti Prameswari Putri WHAT

LITERARY GENRES By: Marita Wijayanti Prameswari Putri

WHAT IS GENRE? KEYWORDS: 1. Naming: “Names what writers have created, specifies formal features, compare[s] unique authors[, ] and works of art. ” (Devitt, 2004: 4)

2. Classifying: A. “Genre classifies literature and literary history not by time or place but by specifically literary types of organization or structure. ” (Wellek; Warren 1949: 235) B. “A classification system deriving from literary and rhetorical criticism that names types of texts according to their forms. ” (Devitt, 2004: )

3. Grouping “How texts are grouped depends on which features the classifier has selected to observe” (Devitt, 2004: ) e. g: An Article of New York Times Review Essay Magazine Article Journalism

4. Shifting the Category: A. “This categorization is slightly confusing as the epic occurs in verse, too, but is not classified as poetry. It is, in fact, a precursor of the modern novel (i. e. , prose fiction) because of its structural features such as plot, character presentation, and narrative perspective. ”(Klarer, 2004: 3) e. g: John Milton’s Paradise Lost: At the beginning, it’s known as an epic, but consists of verse. It’s been a question whether it’s called an epic or a poetry.

Klarer’s Conclusion: *What is called Genre is something Canonical Fiction Drama Poetry

B. Wellek’s Categorization : Genre Imaginative Literature Fiction Drama Poetry Novel Short Story Epic Prose Verse

So that. . Genre is a classification system of naming and specifying literary works based on its characteristics and structural features; plot, character, presentation, and narrative perspective.

Dengan merujuk pada klasifikasi yang dikemukakan Rene Wellek dan Austin Warren, maka berikut adalah yang termasuk dalam Literary Genres: Fiction (Novel, Short Story, and Epic) Drama (Prose and Verse) Poetry

FICTIONS Unsur – Unsur Fiksi 1. Plot 2. Karakter 3. Sudut Pandang 4. Setting Jenis – Jenis Fiksi 1. Novel 2. Cerita Pendek

POETRY Jenis-Jenis Puisi 1. Puisi Narasi 2. Puisi Lirik Unsur-Unsur Puisi 1. Ballads 2. Symbols

Gaya Bahasa Puisi 1. Simile 2. Metafora 3. Imaginism Jenis Rima 1. Lexical-thematic dimension 2. Visual dimension 3. Rhythmic-acoustic dimension

DRAMA: “The form of composition designed for performance in theater, in which actors take the roles of the characters, perform the indicated actions, and utter the written dialogue” (Abrams, Harpham, 2005: 84)

JENIS DRAMA Prose Drama Verse Drama Tragedy Comedy

DAFTAR PUSTAKA Abrams, M. H. Harpham, Geoffrey. (2005) Glossary of Literary Terms. Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. Devitt, Amy J. (2004) Writing Genres. Illinois: Southern Illinois University Press. Klarer, Mario. (2004) An Introduction to Literary Studies. USA: Routledge Wellek, Rene. Warren, Austin. (1949) A Theory of Literature. USA: Harcourt, Brace and Company. Inc