Hexalogy

 A hexalogy (from Greek ἑξα- hexa-, "six" and -λογία -logia, "discourse") is a compound literary or narrative work that is made up of six distinct works. The word apparently first appeared in English as a borrowing from German, in discussions of August Bungert's Wagnerian opera cycle entitled Homerische Welt based on the Iliad and the Odyssey.[1] (He planned two tetralogies, but the third and fourth operas of the eight were never written.) Both pentalogie and hexalogie were used by Théophile Gautier in 1859.[2] In 1923 the word was applied by an American reviewer to Johannes V. Jensen's The Long Journey.[3]

ExamplesEdit

Examples of works which have been described as hexalogies are as follows:

HexalogyDatesAuthorMedium
Der Biberpelz and Der rote Hahn[4]1893–1901Gerhart HauptmannTwo three-act plays
The Long Journey[3]1908–1922Johannes V. JensenNovels
Aus dem bürgerlichen Heldenleben[5]1911–1922Carl SternheimPlays
The Four Winds of Love[6]1937–1945Compton MackenzieNovels
Tunnels2007–2013Roderick Gordon and Brian WilliamsNovels
Mortal Instruments2007–2014Cassandra ClareNovels
Fortunes of War[7]1960–1980Olivia ManningNovels
Resident Evil2002–2016CapcomFilms
The Lord of the Rings[8]1954–1955J. R. R. TolkienNovels
Luv(Sic) Hexalogy2001–2015Nujabes and Shing02Music
The School for Good and Evil2013–2020Soman ChainaniNovels
Min Kamp2009–2011Karl Ove KnausgårdNovels
Ultraseven 1999 The Final Chapters Hexalogy1999Shinichi KamisawaDirect-to-video films

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