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Terms for subject Literature (1001 entries)

mystery novel	A novel centered on suspense and solving a mystery, especially a murder, theft, kidnapping, or some other crime.
mystery play	A type of drama popular in the Middle Ages on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus
mythology	An arrangement of stories about the gods, often overtly religious in nature, that were once believed to be true by a specific cultural group.
narration	The process of telling a sequence of actions and events, usually in chronological order.
narrative	A story or account. In dramas the narrative generally advances through the action of the play.
narrator	The "voice" that speaks or tells a story. Some narratives are written in a first-person point of view, where the narrator's voice is that of the protagonist's, and some are written in third person.
native language	The language acquired in childhood. One's mother tongue.
Nebula award	An award given for Science Fiction and fantasy writers in America.
neo-Latin	Latin popularly used in the Renaissance and often used in scientific writing.
neoclassicism	A revival in classical styles of literature, drama, art, music and architecture.
neologism	Introduction or creation of a new word or phrase.
Nobel Prize for Literature	Awarded every year since 190I, this accolade is a valuable prize to the winning writer. Former winners include Yeats (1923) Faulkner (1949) Hemingway (1954) Steinbeck (1962) Beckett (1969) Soyinka (1986) Walcott (1992) Morrison (1993) For complete list see http:
noble savage	A primative used in literature to illustrate the simplicity found in being removed from civilisation.
nom de guerre	An assumed name or pseudonym.
nom de plume	A pen name or pseudonym.
Nonstop Uninterrupted Talking Session	NUTS
NorthEastern Toastmasters Club	NETM
noun	A group of words, found in speech/writing, that refer to a person, place, idea or object. Nouns are classified as common, proper, abstract or collective.
novel	Generally speaking a novel is any extended fictional prose narrative that focuses on a few crucial characters but often involves scores of secondary characters. The novel can cover any subject from any view point. Within English there are a few contenders for the first 'true novel': Bunyan's Pilgrims's progress, Defoe's Robinson Crusoe or Moll Flanders. After the birth of the novel in the 18th century, the 19th century saw a rise in the production of the novel, with the advent of novelists such as Austen and the Bronte sisters.
novel of manners	A novel which examines values, behaviour and characteristics of a particular group of people with a specific historical context.