Genre group gathers related genres into a wider literary family. Wikipedia describes Gothic fiction, "often referred to as Gothic horror," as "a literary aesthetic of fear and haunting" that later shaped horror, mystery and even romance writing. This dimension lets a visitor see the larger family of genres a single genre belongs to.
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1. Tragedy (Wikipedia)
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Originating in the theatre of ancient Greece 2500 years ago, where only a fraction of the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides survive, as well as many fragments from other poets, and the later Roman tragedies of Seneca.
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