Early modern writings frequently resist neat or easy generic categorisation. Subject to interpretation, pastiche and modification, generic categories offer flexible guidelines rather than a strict set of rules. In the words of Tzvetan Todorov, genres “function as ‘horizons of expectations’ for readers and as ‘models of writing’ for authors.” (Todorov 1976, 123). Genres help readers situate a text, giving them a means to imagine how it will unfold. Genres also help authors structure and form t...
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