A genre is a division of a particular form of art or utterance according to criteria particular to that form. In all art forms, genres are vague categories with no fixed boundaries. Genres are formed by sets of conventions, and many works cross into multiple genres by way of borrowing and recombining these conventions. The scope of the word "genre" is usually confined to art and culture. In genre studies the concept of genre is often compared to originality.

Subgenre

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Genres are often divided into subgenres. Literature, for instance, can be organized according to the "poetic genres" and the "prose genres". Poetry might be subdivided into epic, lyric, and dramatic, while prose might be subdivided into fiction and non-fiction. Further subdivisions of dramatic poetry, for instance, might include comedy, tragedy, melodrama, and so forth. This parsing into subgenres can continue: "comedy" has its own genres, for example, including farce, comedy of manners, burlesque, and satire.

Science Fiction has perhaps more generally recognized subgenres than many other fields of literature as a science fiction story may be firmly rooted in real scientific possibilities (See: Hard science fiction) as they are understood at the time of writing, or be highly and speculatively imaginative tales set in an extraterrestrial civilization for example, or in a parallel universe, an Alternate history, or outright Fantasy, all recognized subgenres of science fiction. A perhaps more apt term as coined by Heinlein all part of, 'Speculative fiction' Thus, even fiction that depicts innovations ruled out by current scientific theory, such as stories about or based on faster-than-light travel, may still be classified as science fiction. And more recently, the term "science fantasy" which category covers stories which have elements of both hard science and fantasy has come into play as a subgenre.

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These are two different genres on The Snug's jukebox. I honestly can't imagine the difference http://mypict.me/1nj9U
brittthebrat (Brittny) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:41:54 -0000
These are two different genres on The Snug's jukebox. I honestly can't imagine the difference http://mypict.me/1nj9U
Making Mix CDs of music for my Showa Girls. I hope they like them, it's hard to make good mix CDs based only on music genres. :(
Xibalba_Bear (Brenton Barnes) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:41:28 -0000
Making Mix CDs of music for my Showa Girls. I hope they like them, it's hard to make good mix CDs based only on music genres. :(
One of these days I'm going to change all the genre listings to either Rock or Other. One band, four albums, four different genres...Pffft.
piaveleno (piaveleno) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:37:18 -0000
One of these days I'm going to change all the genre listings to either Rock or Other. One band, four albums, four different genres...Pffft.
Because one has no knowledge of music or ability to expand there knowledge of music genres does not give them the right to put down another
ShawnBray (Shawn Bray) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:31:54 -0000
Because one has no knowledge of music or ability to expand there knowledge of music genres does not give them the right to put down another
I'm 'sperging out about my music collection tags/covers. My eyes hurt. also I'll pay someone to tag these all with correct genres :)
BohoValencia (Nicole) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:21:19 -0000
I'm 'sperging out about my music collection tags/covers. My eyes hurt. also I'll pay someone to tag these all with correct genres :)
representation: women haunt the world, genres haunt other genres, and cinematic history becomes a kind of topography. A dark path in the
lifeasweshowit (masha tupitsyn) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:09:25 -0000
representation: women haunt the world, genres haunt other genres, and cinematic history becomes a kind of topography. A dark path in the

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