Genre by John Frow

Genre by John Frow

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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; and the uses of genre in teaching.

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Genre by John Frow

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; and the uses of genre in teaching.
John Frow is Professor of English at the University of Melbourne
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ISBN 13 9780415280631
ISBN 10 041528063X
Title Genre
Author John Frow
Series The New Critical Idiom
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2005-09-19
Number of pages 184
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