<strong>Genre</strong> is a key means by which we categorize the many forms of literature andculture. But it is also much more than that in talk and writing in ... » 

Genre is a key means by which we categorize the many forms of literature andculture. But it is also much more than that in talk and writing in music andimages in film and television genres actively generate and shape ourknowledge of the world. Understanding genre as a dynamic process rather than aset 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.John Frows lucid exploration of this fascinating concept will be essentialreading for students of literary and cultural studies. «