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The genre of a literary work still remains an important factor today – in spite of post-structuralists’ aversion to classification. One may argue that every text belongs to a genre and that it is not possible not to write in one as even the most ingenious writers trying to break free of convention are still involved in “experimental” literature. A genre can be characterized as a dynamic group of texts which share certain similarities – whether of form, style, subject matter, historic origin, intended readership, mode, or performance context (Nünning/Nünning 2018, Nünning et al. 2012). The following survey attempts to briefly describe the genres and sub-genres as well as suggest a few representative texts, which may also be read in class.