{"product_id":"9780813940120","title":"Genre Theory and Historical Change: Theoretical Essays of Ralph Cohen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRalph Cohen was highly regarded as the visionary founding editor                 of \u003ci\u003eNew Literary History\u003c\/i\u003e, but his own theoretical essays appeared                 in such a scattering of publications that their conceptual originality, underlying                 coherence, and range of application have not been readily apparent. This new                 selection of twenty essays, many published here for the first time, offers a                 synthesis of Cohen’s vital work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In these pages Cohen                 introduces change and continuity as essential modes of discourse in the study of                 literary behavior, an approach that can produce reliable narratives of literary,                 artistic, and cultural change. Here Cohen conceptualizes and develops a compelling,                 innovative theory of genre that promotes a systematic study of historical change,                 offering rewarding insights for twenty-first-century scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Virginia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107327885552,"sku":"9780813940120","price":51.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780813940120_p0.jpg?v=1763742499","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780813940120","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}