Prison literature is the literary genre of works written by an author held in unwilling confinement, whether in a prison, a jail, or under house arrest. Its writing may be directly about imprisonment, simply informed by the experience of it, or only incidentally composed while its author was confined, and it can take the form of memoir, other nonfiction, or fiction.
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Notable ExampleConsolation of Philosophy (Boethius, 524) 1 Defining TraitWorks written by an author in unwilling confinement 1 Defining Trait Sources
1. Prison literature - Wikipedia
Examples of prison literature
Consolation of Philosophy (524 AD)
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works written by an author in unwilling confinement
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Prison literature is the literary genre of works written by an author in unwilling confinement, such as a prison, jail or house arrest.
In Group: Life Writing and Personal Narrative, Lead
the literary genre of works written by an author in unwilling confinement
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