Literary Genres and Bibliographic Documentation Standards
Literary Genres and Their Characteristics
Poetry and Lyric Forms
Poetry: It is the genre in which the author expresses their most private feelings: love, sadness, or distress, and generally provides beauty. Types of poetic works include:
- Oda: Exalted themes in poetic form.
- Elegia: Poetic expressions regarding the death of a person close to the poet, such as Verses on the Death of His Father by Jorge Manrique.
- Eclogues: Poetic dialogues between loving shepherds, such as the idealized works of Garcilaso de la Vega.
- Sonnets: Popular during the Renaissance and Baroque periods, covering themes ranging from love for nature to mythology.
- Romances: Featuring historical, chivalric, loving, or fantastic themes.
- Warrior and Free Verse: A set of verses without rhyme or specific meter.
Poetry (Repeated Entry): It is the genre in which the author expresses their most private feelings: love, sadness, or distress, and generally provides beauty. Types of poetic works include:
- Oda: Exalted themes in poetic form.
- Elegia: Poetic expressions regarding the death of a person close to the poet, such as Verses on the Death of His Father by Jorge Manrique.
- Eclogues: Poetic dialogues between loving shepherds, such as the idealized works of Garcilaso de la Vega.
- Sonnets: Popular during the Renaissance and Baroque periods, covering themes ranging from love for nature to mythology.
- Romances: Featuring historical, chivalric, loving, or fantastic themes.
- Warrior and Free Verse: A set of verses without rhyme or specific meter.
Major and Minor Lyric Genres
Major genres:
- Oda: Expresses feelings or ideas.
- Himno: A solemn composition intended for chanting.
- Elegia: Expresses pain or sorrow.
- Cancion: Expresses feelings and amorous emotions.
- Epistola: Philosophical or moral issues.
- Egloga: Feelings of love and the excitement of nature.
Minor genres: Sonnets, epigrams, madrigals, and so on.
Epic or Fiction
Major genres:
- Epic (in verse): Grandiose facts and memorable events.
- Epic Poem: Exploits of a national hero.
- Novel (in prose): Tells a complete story with a character facing reality.
- Cuento: Linear structure and a surprising or effective ending.
Minor genres:
- Romance: Octosyllabic verses.
- Apologue: Brief didactic purpose with a moral.
- Fabula: An apologue with animal protagonists.
Dramatic Genres
Major genres:
- Tragedy: According to the different characteristics of the era.
- Comedia: Presents conflicts or customs of daily life through humor.
- Drama: Serious and emotional action leading to a juvenile or unfortunate end.
Minor genres: Let’s go, comedy, farce, and so on.
Bibliographic Documentation Standards
Author: Start with the LAST NAME in capital letters to facilitate identification, followed by a comma and then the full name. If there are two authors, they are united with an and. For more than three authors, the first is listed followed by et al. or and others. If the author is an institution, follow the same rule; when necessary to clarify, add the country of the institution.
The book’s title should be underlined, in bold, or in italics, followed by the subtitle, separated by colons.
Edition: Record the edition number (from the second onward) followed by the abbreviation ed. in lower case, and add any notes, such as revised or expanded, if necessary.
Imprint: Place of publication, colon, publisher name, comma, and year of publication.
Number of pages and/or volumes: Record the total number of pages and, if applicable, the volume or volumes. If there are two types of pages, they are described as they appear in the work (e.g., XXV + 345).
Area notes: Include additional information such as the original title (if a translated work), the year of publication of the original, and translator notes. This could also include whether the work contains attachments, literature, illustrations, or key issues. Finally, include the name of the library where it is located and its classification; in the future, this information will reduce time and be helpful.
Hemerographic Sheet
A hemerographic sheet enters data from magazines or newspapers and may be of two types:
a) General: Consists of describing the full details of the journal or diary to refer to a specific number or issue. The elements that constitute it are:
- The name of the publication, which is underlined, in bold, or in italics.
- Place of publication followed by a colon.
- Editorial, especially if it is an academic institution or organization.
- Volume, time, number, and year or date (day, month, and year) to record a newspaper.
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