Modern genre theory
By: edited and introduced by David Duff.
Contributors: Duff, David, 1962-
Publisher: Longman
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Harlow, England; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
Subjects: Literature -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.; Literary form.
Description: Since Aristotle, genre has been one of the fundamental concepts of literary theory, and much of the world's literature and criticism has been shaped by ideas about the nature, function and value of literary genres. Modern developments in critical theory, however, prompted in part by the iconoclastic practices of modern writers and the emergence of new media such as film and television, have put in question traditional categories, and challenged the assumptions on which earlier genre theory was based. This has led not just to a reinterpretation of individual genres and the development of new classifications, but also to a radically new understanding of such key topics as the mixing and evolution of genres, generic hierarchies and genre-systems, the politics and sociology of genres, and the relations between genre and gender. This anthology, the first of its kind in English, charts these fascinating developments. -- from back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-278) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Preface vi; title: Acknowledgements viii; title: Key Concepts x; title: Introduction 1; title: 1 BENEDETTO CROCE Criticism of the Theory of Artistic and; title: Literary Kinds 25; title: 2 YURY TYNYANOV The Literary Fact 29; title: 3 VLADIMIR PROPP Fairy Tale Transformations 50; title: 4 MIKHAIL BAKHTIN Epic and Novel: Toward a; title: Methodology for the Study of the Novel 68; title: 5 MIKHAIL BAKHTIN The Problem of Speech Genres 82; title: 6 NORTHROP FRYE The Mythos of Summer: Romance 98; title: 7 IRENEUSZ OPACKI Royal Genres 118; title: 8 HANS ROBERT JAUSS Theory of Genres and Medieval; title: Literature 127; title: 9 ROSALIE COLIE Genre-Systems and the Functions of; title: Literature 148; title: 10 FREDRIC JAMESON Magical Narratives: On the Dialectical; title: Use of Genre Criticism 167; title: 11 TZVETAN TODOROV The Origin of Genres 193; title: 12 GERARD GENETTE The Architext 210; title: 13 JACQUES DERRIDA The Law of Genre 219; title: 14 ALASTAIR FOWLER Transformations of Genre 232; title: 15 MARY EAGLETON Genre and Gender 250; title: Notes on Authors 263; title: Further Reading 267; title: Index 279.