https://padlet.com/ProfReading/kptkcm5ytataoc9p This is a brief history of popular fictional genres throughout time and their cultural and academic significance. en-us 2021-08-25 15:06:15 UTC 2021-08-31 22:19:02 UTC hello@padlet.com ProfReading https://padlet.com/ProfReading/kptkcm5ytataoc9p/wish/1696551569 One of the first works of literary criticism. ]]> 2021-08-25 17:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ProfReading/kptkcm5ytataoc9p/wish/1696551569 ProfReading https://padlet.com/ProfReading/kptkcm5ytataoc9p/wish/1696556732 The Greeks loved their plays and their epic poems. ]]> 2021-08-25 17:54:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ProfReading/kptkcm5ytataoc9p/wish/1696556732 ProfReading https://padlet.com/ProfReading/kptkcm5ytataoc9p/wish/1698257577 These two genres have a tradition that dates back in ancient times because both plays and poems would only be spoken and performed. Poets in Ancient Greece were quite boring--only reciting the past down poems (mostly written by Homer). 
Drama was a huge social event and, like today, gave the public something to discuss and analyze. ]]> 2021-08-26 11:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ProfReading/kptkcm5ytataoc9p/wish/1698257577 ProfReading https://padlet.com/ProfReading/kptkcm5ytataoc9p/wish/1698268463 Not all music has narrative elements, but even without lyrics, it isn't hard to feel the story in many great songs can create with ambiance. Listen to the example, if you want to hear a song of great sadness and pain. 

Ballads are also a great example of a popular genre shared across cultures. ]]> 2021-08-26 11:18:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ProfReading/kptkcm5ytataoc9p/wish/1698268463 ProfReading https://padlet.com/ProfReading/kptkcm5ytataoc9p/wish/1708092563 The 18th century marks a change for this form, but in the 19th century it grew to being a cultural norm in Western culture. ]]> 2021-08-31 21:28:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ProfReading/kptkcm5ytataoc9p/wish/1708092563 ProfReading https://padlet.com/ProfReading/kptkcm5ytataoc9p/wish/1708096051 The novel as form of national/cultural identity]]> 2021-08-31 21:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ProfReading/kptkcm5ytataoc9p/wish/1708096051 ProfReading https://padlet.com/ProfReading/kptkcm5ytataoc9p/wish/1708097855 Like the printing press shaped the genre of the novel, the advent of the camera shaped the film industry. However, it would not be until the later part of the century the genre really takes form in amazing ways. ]]> 2021-08-31 21:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ProfReading/kptkcm5ytataoc9p/wish/1708097855 ProfReading https://padlet.com/ProfReading/kptkcm5ytataoc9p/wish/1708098594 2021-08-31 21:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ProfReading/kptkcm5ytataoc9p/wish/1708098594 ProfReading https://padlet.com/ProfReading/kptkcm5ytataoc9p/wish/1708148723 Video games are constantly the one genre everyone seems to engage in--probably  close after the popularity of music, film, and television. 
However, academics have been hesitant.]]> 2021-08-31 22:19:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ProfReading/kptkcm5ytataoc9p/wish/1708148723