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====Frontier literature==== | ====Frontier literature==== | ||
During the 19th century, an influential genre known as "Frontier literature" developed out of the experience of [[Ómestaderoi]] novelists, depicting stories both from lived experience as well as the imagined historical experience of life on the [[Urcean frontier]]. The foreground of plots in this genre explored human nature when isolated from the comforts of well-built societies and explored both the depths to which man can go as well as the furthest extents of deprivation that man can survive. In the background of these plots, the genre in many cases followed an often-copied procedural style of storytelling following the trail of the ''Via Antonina'', whose route and locations were well known to most contemporary Urceans. While many stories include the typical hallmarks of the journey, some authors would imbue additional meaning to the various locations along the way, drawing parallels to the {{wp|Stations of the Cross}}. Some authors would subvert the route entirely, taking their characters to locations out of order or even in reverse as a way of imparting significance to certain events to the reader. | During the 19th century, an influential genre known as "Frontier literature" developed out of the experience of [[Ómestaderoi]] novelists, depicting stories both from lived experience as well as the imagined historical experience of life on the [[Urcean frontier]]. The foreground of plots in this genre explored human nature when isolated from the comforts of well-built societies and explored both the depths to which man can go as well as the furthest extents of deprivation that man can survive. In the background of these plots, the genre in many cases followed an often-copied procedural style of storytelling following the trail of the ''Via Antonina'', whose route and locations were well known to most contemporary Urceans. While many stories include the typical hallmarks of the journey, some authors would imbue additional meaning to the various locations along the way, drawing parallels to the {{wp|Stations of the Cross}}. Some authors would subvert the route entirely, taking their characters to locations out of order or even in reverse as a way of imparting significance to certain events to the reader. | ||
The 1878 novel "''Across the Plains''" by Tiberius Kincaid is considered the originating type of this novel, and it tells the story of a group of settlers making their way south along the ''Via Antonina'' during the early height of settlement. The novel explores the challenges they face on the journey, including conflicts with native populations and the harsh realities of life on the frontier. It would define many of the tropes and conventions used for the genre. A late entry to this genre that is well known is "''The Long Way Home''" (1905) by Cordelia Bede, which follows a woman on her journey along the ''Via Antonina'' after being displaced from her home during the [['97 Rising]]. Along the way, she faces various challenges and meets a diverse cast of characters who help her come to terms with the loss of her former life. | |||
====The Great Novel==== | ====The Great Novel==== | ||