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Includes bibliographical references and index
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