OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation · J199
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A category of literature defined by shared characteristics, such as epic or biography.
Revise: Literary Techniques and AnalysisGenre identifies the kind of work and its characteristic concerns. An epic such as Virgil’s Aeneid explores heroic deeds in a large narrative; biography, such as Plutarch’s comparisons of famous lives, makes character and conduct central subjects of judgement.
- Revise: Literary Analysis of Prescribed Sources
A category of writing with recognisable conventions, such as history, biography, epic or drama.