{"product_id":"genre-9781138020580","title":"Genre","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second edition of John Frowâs \u003ci\u003eGenre\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the area. 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:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe relation of simple to complex genres\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe history of literary genre in theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe generic organisation of implied meanings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe structuring of interpretation by genre\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe uses of genre in teaching.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Frowâs lucid exploration of this fascinating concept has become essential reading for students of literary and cultural studies, and the second edition expands on the original to take account of recent debates in genre theory and the emergence of digital genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003cb\u003e1 Approaching genre \u003c\/b\u003ePreliminary questions The situation of genre The performance of genre Classes and members \u003cb\u003e2 Simple and complex genres \u003c\/b\u003eSimple forms: the riddle Generic complexity Citation and intertextuality \u003cb\u003e3 Literary genre theory \u003c\/b\u003eGenre as taxonomy Presentational modes: Plato and Aristotle The natural forms Genres and modes Poetics and history \u003cb\u003e4 Implication and relevance\u003c\/b\u003e The structural dimensions of genre Implication and presupposition Genre as schema Generic truths: Philosophy Generic truths: History \u003cb\u003e5 Genre and interpretation\u003c\/b\u003e Reading genre The frame Generic cues Figures of genre \u003cb\u003e6 System and history \u003c\/b\u003eGenre systems Synchrony and diachrony Genrification Emergent Genres Teaching genre\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019448975703,"sku":"9781138020580","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138020580.jpg?v=1750780304","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/genre-9781138020580","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}