Writing genres /

Writing genres /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Devitt, Amy J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2004]
Series:Rhetorical philosophy and theory.
Subjects:
English language > Rhetoric > Study and teaching.
Creative writing > Study and teaching.
Report writing > Study and teaching.
Literary form > Study and teaching.
Table of Contents:
  • A theory of genre
  • An analysis of genres in social settings
  • A study of genres in context, a theoretical intermezzo
  • A history of genres and genres in history
  • Creative boundaries: an argument for genre as standard, genre as muse
  • A comparison of literary and rhetorical genres
  • A proposal for teaching genre awareness and antecedent genres.