Awards

• Winner of Best Series - NEW YORK BOOK SHOW 2007

Overview

What is a literary genre? What are tropes? What genre does a creaky door suggest to you? Or a man and a woman stuck in an elevator? When should you use tropes? When should you avoid them? In this concise little book, educator Amy Jones outlines the literary genres which dominate the literary world, illuminating them with classic examples and a fine garnish of tropes. If you ever want to escape the ruts and cliches of life then this is the book for you.

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9781907155666

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Wooden Books are: ""Fascinating"" FINANCIAL TIMES. ""Beautiful"" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. ""Rich and Artful"" THE LANCET. ""Genuinely mind-expanding"" FORTEAN TIMES. ""Excellent"" NEW SCIENTIST. ""Stunning"" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.

Author Information

Amy Jones heads a leading English department in a Somerset college where she lectures in Language, Literature, Linguistics and Creative Writing, alongside Podcast Writing, Poetry and Theories of Narrative. She is also author of Literary Devices, Plot and Narrative in this series.

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