GenreRoutledge, 13.05.2013 - 184 Seiten Genre is a key means by which we categorize the many forms of literature and culture. But it is also much more than that: in talk and writing, in music and images, in film and television, genres actively generate and shape our knowledge of the world. Understanding genre as a dynamic process rather than a set of stable rules, this book explores:
John Frow’s lucid exploration of this fascinating concept will be essential reading for students of literary and cultural studies. |
Inhalt
Introduction | 1 |
1 Approaching genre
| 6 |
2 Simple and complex genres
| 29 |
3 Literary genre theory
| 51 |
4 Implication and relevance
| 72 |
5 Genre and interpretation
| 100 |
6 System and history
| 124 |
Glossary | 145 |
Bibliography | 156 |
| 166 | |
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