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This is a general article template for study guides on this site. The major sections are just suggestions, and each study guide should add or remove based on its needs. This template is just to get a new study guide started. This template uses [[w:Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/ArticleTemplate|Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/ArticleTemplate]] as a base.
This is a general article template for study guides on this site. The major sections are just suggestions, and each study guide should add or remove based on its needs. This template is just to get a new study guide started. This template uses [[w:Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/ArticleTemplate|Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/ArticleTemplate]] as a base. Pair the following with the correct infobox:
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* {{tl|Infobox book}} (also for novels)
* {{tl|Infobox character}} (also see [[w:Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/CharacterArticleTemplate|page template]])
* {{tl|Infobox film}}
* {{tl|Infobox novella}}
* {{tl|Infobox play}}
* {{tl|Infobox poem}}
* {{tl|Infobox short story}}
* {{tl|Infobox song}}
* {{tl|Infobox television}}
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==Literary Significance and Reception==
==Literary Significance and Reception==
~description of the work's initial reception and legacy based on the work of literary critics and commentators over  
~description of the work's initial reception and legacy based on the work of literary  
the years, give citations; if no literary significance should just be called reception~
critics and commentators over the years, give citations; if no literary significance  
should just be called reception~


==Awards and Nominations==
==Awards and Nominations==
~lists awards the work received, and significant nominations, if applicable; include in reception if brief~
~lists awards the work received, and significant nominations, if applicable; include in  
reception if brief~


==Adaptations==
==Adaptations==

Revision as of 11:57, 28 August 2021

This is a general article template for study guides on this site. The major sections are just suggestions, and each study guide should add or remove based on its needs. This template is just to get a new study guide started. This template uses Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/ArticleTemplate as a base. Pair the following with the correct infobox:

'''''~title of work~''''' is a ~date~ by ~author of work~.
<!-- Expand the lead paragraph above to summarize the article. Briefly 
describe distinctive characteristics of the work, major themes, awards, 
and notable adaptations. Do not make any statement that is not expanded 
later in another section of the article. See [[Wikipedia:Lead section]]
(WP:LEAD) for guidelines. -->

==Plot==
~Brief summary of the plot~

==Characters==
~Major characters and descriptions. Link to longer character sketches on subpages.~

==Major Themes==
~thematic description, using the work of literary critics (i.e. scholars)~

==Development History==
~history of the work's development, if available 
(e.g., ''[[Things Fall Apart]]'')~

===Publication History===
~*year, country, publisher, Pub date DD Month Year, binding~
<!--major publication history to be included here, not everything if too extensive-->
<!--example-->
<!--*1999, US, C.S. Black & sons ISBN 8768768760, Pub date 1 April 1999, Hardback -->

===Explanation of the Work's Title===
~Explain the work's title if it's not immediately obvious 
(e.g., ''[[Things Fall Apart]]'')~

==Literary Significance and Reception==
~description of the work's initial reception and legacy based on the work of literary 
critics and commentators over the years, give citations; if no literary significance 
should just be called reception~

==Awards and Nominations==
~lists awards the work received, and significant nominations, if applicable; include in 
reception if brief~

==Adaptations==
~references to major film, TV, theatrical, radio, etc. adaptations, if applicable~

==References==
~references to sources etc~
~include quotes or links to [http://www.wikiquote.org/ Wikiquote] here~

==External Links==
<!--Link to, but don't include, reviews of the work and other sources-->
<!--Links to websites about the work-->

[[Category:~art type~]] <!-- Literary | Composition | New Media | etc. -->
[[Category:~time period~]] <!-- 19th Century | BCE | etc. -->
[[Category:~movement~]] <!-- Romanticism | World War I | Contemporary | etc. -->
[[Category:~genre~]] <!-- Drama | Poetry | Prose | Songs | etc. -->