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GCSE History · key term
The type of writing, such as biography, history, a private letter or poetry. Different genres shape which details an author selects and how they present them.
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Paper 2
Revise: Other Literary SourcesThe six authors studied here wrote in different genres and circumstances. Cicero knew Cleopatra and wrote during her lifetime. Horace and Virgil belonged to the Augustan era and celebrated Octavian's victory.
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