fictional narratives
Invented prose works
Fictional narratives are stories that are invented rather than factual—novels, short stories, films, plays, and similar works where characters and events are imagined by their creators.
The term appears in academic and critical contexts to distinguish made-up stories from journalism, history, or memoir: The course covers fictional narratives from the nineteenth century.
- once upon a timeTraditional narrative opening
- bookBound written work
- page turnerEngrossing book or story
- first-person perspectiveViewpoint using "I" or "we"
- point of viewOne's particular outlook
short story · fable · novel · myth · graphic novel · film · epic · coming of age · television series · legend · oral storytelling · hero's journey · fairy tale · symbolism · world-building · video game · allegory · flashback
fictional narrativesnonfiction
Literature about real events
historical accounts · eyewitness accounts · historical narratives · journalism · documentary
fictional narrativesarchival records
Systematically preserved documentation
journalism · history · documentary · court records · reportage
fictional narrativesdocumentary evidence
Written proof of facts
investigative journalism · witness statements · primary sources · field reports · ethnographies
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