Genre
By: John Frow
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TextLanguage: English Publisher: New York Routledge 2013Description: vi,171p. PB 19.5x12.5cmISBN: 9780415280631Subject(s): LiteratureDDC classification: 808 Summary: 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.
*the relation of simple to complex genres
*the history of literary genre in theory
*the generic organisation of implied meanings
*the structuring of interpretation by genre
*the uses of genre in teaching.
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St Aloysius College PG Library | MA English | 808 FROG (Browse shelf) | Available | PG024125 |
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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.
*the relation of simple to complex genres
*the history of literary genre in theory
*the generic organisation of implied meanings
*the structuring of interpretation by genre
*the uses of genre in teaching.
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