what is the genre of?

A genre [ˈʒã:rə], (French: “kind” or “sort”) is a loose set of criteria for a category of literary composition; the term is also used for any other form of art or utterance.

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, particularly literature. In genre studies the concept of genre is not compared to originality. Rather, all works are recognized as either reflecting on or participating in the conventions of genre.

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You need help on a research paper on a certain civilization.

You need to basically, gather sources of information on specifics you want to talk about as far as your civilization is concerned. You need to learn the material and have a conversation, per se, of what you learned about your certain civilization. You should always ask for specifics from your teacher, instructor, or professor, because everyone wants a different thing…

The genre, if it is studying ancient civilizations, would be archaeology.

i really don’t know cause i didn’t study history in my uni but please if you know what is it send to me an e-mail ,

oh wait ….( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genre) this Web site can help you …