Literature Atlas

How Stories Are Told
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Browse By

Genre

Genre groups authors by the kind of writing they became known for. Wikipedia notes Jane Austen's six novels "implicitly interpret, critique, and comment on the English landed gentry," work that placed her squarely within social and domestic fiction rather than adventure or verse. This dimension gathers authors who worked mainly in the same genre.

Facts
Comparison
Era of Emergence
1500 BCE 1
Primary Language or Tradition
Sanskrit and South Asian 1
Genre
Sources
1. Sanskrit Literature (Wikipedia)
WikipediaSanskrit literature, lead section, Rigveda dating sentence
Quote, Sanskrit literature, lead section, Rigveda dating sentence
Literature in the oldest language begins during the Vedic period with the composition of the Rigveda between about 1500 and 1000 BCE
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.