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  2. The Story of an Hour - Wikipedia

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    "The Story of an Hour" is a short story written by Kate Chopin on April 19, 1894. It was originally published in Vogue on December 6, 1894, as " The Dream of an Hour ". It was later reprinted in St. Louis Life on January 5, 1895, as "The Story of an Hour".

  3. Styles and themes of Robert E. Howard - Wikipedia

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    Howard's later fiction often includes a damsel in distress (usually with minimal clothing) to add sex appeal to the story. This addition was likely an effort to earn the stories the honor of being illustrated on the publishing magazine's cover. A story with a cover illustration would normally earn an extra payment on top of the initial sale. [23]

  4. Bildungsroman - Wikipedia

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    In literary criticism, a bildungsroman (German pronunciation: [ˈbɪldʊŋs.ʁoˌmaːn], plural bildungsromane, German pronunciation: [ˈbɪldʊŋs.ʁoˌmaːnə]) is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from childhood to adulthood (coming of age), [1] in which character change is important.

  5. Literary realism - Wikipedia

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    Literary realism is a literary genre, part of the broader realism in arts, that attempts to represent subject-matter truthfully, avoiding speculative fiction and supernatural elements. It originated with the realist art movement that began with mid- nineteenth-century French literature ( Stendhal ) and Russian literature ( Alexander Pushkin ...

  6. Mimesis gives an account of the way in which everyday life in its seriousness has been represented by many Western writers, from ancient Greek and Roman writers such as Petronius and Tacitus, early Christian writers such as Augustine, Medieval writers such as Chretien de Troyes, Dante, and Boccaccio, Renaissance writers such as Montaigne, Rabelais, Shakespeare and Cervantes, seventeenth ...

  7. Who is Rob Peace? Chiwetel Ejiofor breaks down the true story ...

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    The Oscar nominee directed, adapted and costars in the drama based on the book “The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace” by Jeff Hobbs, which tells the true story of the late and ...

  8. Setting (narrative) - Wikipedia

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    The setting initiates the main backdrop and mood for a story. The setting can be referred to as story world [1] or milieu to include a context (especially society) beyond the immediate surroundings of the story. Elements of setting may include culture, historical period, geography, and hour.

  9. Narrative paradigm - Wikipedia

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    Fisher set five criteria that affect a story's narrative fidelity. The first of the requirements are the values which are embedded in the story. The second of the elements is the connection between the story and the espoused value. The third of the criteria is the possible outcomes that would accrue to people adhering to the espoused values.