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{{short description|Genre that blends themes and elements from two or more different genres}}
{{short description|Genre that blends themes and elements from two or more different genres}}
A '''hybrid genre''' is a [[literary genre]] that blends themes and elements from two or more different genres. Works in hybrid genres are often referred to as '''cross-genre''', '''multi-genre''' or '''mixed genre'''.
A '''hybrid genre''' is a [[literary genre]] that blends themes and elements from two or more different genres. Works in hybrid genres are often referred to as '''cross-genre''', '''multi-genre''', '''mixed genre''', or '''fusion genre'''.


Hybrid genres are a longstanding element in the fictional process. An early example is [[William Blake]]'s ''[[Marriage of Heaven and Hell]]'', with its blend of poetry, prose, and engravings.<ref>M. Singer/W. Walker, ''Bending Genre'' (2013) p. 21-2</ref>
Hybrid genres are a longstanding element in the fictional process. An early example is [[William Blake]]'s ''[[Marriage of Heaven and Hell]]'', with its blend of poetry, prose, and engravings.<ref>M. Singer/W. Walker, ''Bending Genre'' (2013) p. 21-2</ref>
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Many contemporary women of color have published cross-genre works, including [[Theresa Hak Kyung Cha]], [[Giannina Braschi]], [[Guadalupe Nettel]], and [[Bhanu Kapil]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=How I Learned To Love Experimental Fiction As A Brown Girl By Seeking Out Books By Women Of Color|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/how-i-learned-to-love-experimental-fiction-as-a-brown-girl-by-seeking-out-books-by-women-of-color-15863937|access-date=2020-10-11|website=Bustle|language=en}}</ref> [[Giannina Braschi]] creates linguistic and structural hybrids of comic fantasy and tragic comedy in Spanish, [[Spanglish]], and English prose and poetry.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-08-06|title="What to Read Now: Mixed-Genre Literature," Giannina Braschi|url=https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2012/september/what-read-now-mixed-genre-literature-giannina-braschi|access-date=2020-10-11|website=World Literature Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Marting|first=Diane E.|date=2010|title=New/Nueva York in Giannina Braschi's “Poetic Egg”: Fragile Identity, Postmodernism, and Globalization|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/gso.2010.4.1.167|journal=The Global South|volume=4|issue=1|pages=167–182|doi=10.2979/gso.2010.4.1.167|issn=1932-8648}}</ref> [[Carmen Maria Machado]] mixes [[Psychological fiction|psychological realism]] and [[science fiction]] with both humor and elements of [[Gothic fiction|gothic horror]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-09|title=13 Latina Fantasy Books For the Sci-Fi Lover in Your Life|url=https://fierce.wearemitu.com/things-that-matter/these-13-latinx-sci-fi-books-make-the-most-magical-christmas-gifts/|access-date=2020-10-11|website=Fierce|language=en-US}}</ref>
Many contemporary women of color have published cross-genre works, including [[Theresa Hak Kyung Cha]], [[Giannina Braschi]], [[Guadalupe Nettel]], and [[Bhanu Kapil]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=How I Learned To Love Experimental Fiction As A Brown Girl By Seeking Out Books By Women Of Color|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/how-i-learned-to-love-experimental-fiction-as-a-brown-girl-by-seeking-out-books-by-women-of-color-15863937|access-date=2020-10-11|website=Bustle|language=en}}</ref> [[Giannina Braschi]] creates linguistic and structural hybrids of comic fantasy and tragic comedy in Spanish, [[Spanglish]], and English prose and poetry.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-08-06|title="What to Read Now: Mixed-Genre Literature," Giannina Braschi|url=https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2012/september/what-read-now-mixed-genre-literature-giannina-braschi|access-date=2020-10-11|website=World Literature Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Marting|first=Diane E.|date=2010|title=New/Nueva York in Giannina Braschi's “Poetic Egg”: Fragile Identity, Postmodernism, and Globalization|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/gso.2010.4.1.167|journal=The Global South|volume=4|issue=1|pages=167–182|doi=10.2979/gso.2010.4.1.167|issn=1932-8648}}</ref> [[Carmen Maria Machado]] mixes [[Psychological fiction|psychological realism]] and [[science fiction]] with both humor and elements of [[Gothic fiction|gothic horror]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-09|title=13 Latina Fantasy Books For the Sci-Fi Lover in Your Life|url=https://fierce.wearemitu.com/things-that-matter/these-13-latinx-sci-fi-books-make-the-most-magical-christmas-gifts/|access-date=2020-10-11|website=Fierce|language=en-US}}</ref>


[[Fredric Jameson]] has highlighted the progressive elements in Third World Literature that defies genre expectations such as [[Xala (novel)|Xala]].<ref>M. Hardt/K. Weekes eds., ''The Jameson Reader'' (2000) p. 334 and p. 368</ref>
[[Fredric Jameson]] has highlighted the progressive elements in Third World Literature that define genre expectations such as [[Xala (novel)|Xala]].<ref>M. Hardt/K. Weekes eds., ''The Jameson Reader'' (2000) p. 334 and p. 368</ref>


[[Dean Koontz]] considers himself a cross-genre writer, not a [[Horror fiction|horror]] writer: "I write cross-genre books-suspense mixed with love story, with humor, sometimes with two tablespoons of science fiction, sometimes with a pinch of horror, sometimes with a sprinkle of paprika..."<ref>Koontz, Dean. "Afterword", ''Lightning'', G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover edition, January 1988. Berkley Publishing Group, mass market edition, May 1989. p. 360</ref>
[[Dean Koontz]] considers himself a cross-genre writer, not a [[Horror fiction|horror]] writer: "I write cross-genre books-suspense mixed with love story, with humor, sometimes with two tablespoons of science fiction, sometimes with a pinch of horror, sometimes with a sprinkle of paprika..."<ref>Koontz, Dean. "Afterword", ''Lightning'', G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover edition, January 1988. Berkley Publishing Group, mass market edition, May 1989. p. 360</ref>


==List of hybrid genres==
==List of hybrid genres==

Revision as of 19:15, 26 October 2022

A hybrid genre is a literary genre that blends themes and elements from two or more different genres. Works in hybrid genres are often referred to as cross-genre, multi-genre, mixed genre, or fusion genre.

Hybrid genres are a longstanding element in the fictional process. An early example is William Blake's Marriage of Heaven and Hell, with its blend of poetry, prose, and engravings.[1]

Examples

In contemporary literature, Dimitris Lyacos's trilogy Poena Damni combines fictional prose with drama and poetry in a multilayered narrative developing through the different characters of the work.[2]

Many contemporary women of color have published cross-genre works, including Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Giannina Braschi, Guadalupe Nettel, and Bhanu Kapil.[3] Giannina Braschi creates linguistic and structural hybrids of comic fantasy and tragic comedy in Spanish, Spanglish, and English prose and poetry.[4][5] Carmen Maria Machado mixes psychological realism and science fiction with both humor and elements of gothic horror.[6]

Fredric Jameson has highlighted the progressive elements in Third World Literature that define genre expectations such as Xala.[7]

Dean Koontz considers himself a cross-genre writer, not a horror writer: "I write cross-genre books-suspense mixed with love story, with humor, sometimes with two tablespoons of science fiction, sometimes with a pinch of horror, sometimes with a sprinkle of paprika..."[8]

List of hybrid genres

See also

References

  1. ^ M. Singer/W. Walker, Bending Genre (2013) p. 21-2
  2. ^ "Reviews: Z213: Exit by Dimitris Lyacos | Write From Wrong Literary Magazine". Writefromwrongmag.wordpress.com. 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
  3. ^ "How I Learned To Love Experimental Fiction As A Brown Girl By Seeking Out Books By Women Of Color". Bustle. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  4. ^ ""What to Read Now: Mixed-Genre Literature," Giannina Braschi". World Literature Today. 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  5. ^ Marting, Diane E. (2010). "New/Nueva York in Giannina Braschi's "Poetic Egg": Fragile Identity, Postmodernism, and Globalization". The Global South. 4 (1): 167–182. doi:10.2979/gso.2010.4.1.167. ISSN 1932-8648.
  6. ^ "13 Latina Fantasy Books For the Sci-Fi Lover in Your Life". Fierce. 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  7. ^ M. Hardt/K. Weekes eds., The Jameson Reader (2000) p. 334 and p. 368
  8. ^ Koontz, Dean. "Afterword", Lightning, G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover edition, January 1988. Berkley Publishing Group, mass market edition, May 1989. p. 360
  9. ^ "When crime meets fantasy in fiction". the Guardian. 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2022-02-18.

Further reading

Diane P. Freedman, An Alchemy of Genres (1997)

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