Genre

by John Frow

Book Overview

This second edition of John Frow's Genre 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138020583
• ISBN13: 9781138020580
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.8"