A genre is an expression or a classification in literature, film, music as well as art. For example, within the literature all texts can be assigned to one of the three genres (lyric, drama, epic). In order to classify and separate the individual works within these genres more precisely, they are divided into genres on the basis of individual characteristics and their artistic content. For example, the sonnet would be a genre of lyric poetry, and the novel would be a genre of epic, with the adventurous romance representing a subordinate genre of the novel. Such subspecies are referred to as subgenre. In terms of the film would be fantasy film, horror film, action film and thriller genres. The term is sometimes used very spongy, so the terms genre and (sub) genre are sometimes used synonymously.
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The term is derived from the French noun genre, which can be translated with genus and derived from the Latin genus. We also use this word in relation to the grammatical gender of a word (see Genus). Accordingly, the translation of the concept already points to what is at stake: namely, the subdivision of a thing into different subforms and genera. It is striking why the terms genre and genre can not be completely separated.
Many genres can be applied in different areas or find a counterparty across the genre. For example, the crime scene in film, radio play and literature can be proved. Cross-genre genres tend to be similar to each other mainly because of their content, whereas genres that have specific characteristics within a genre usually only occur in this genre, such as the novella in the literature.
The genre in the literature
Overview of different genres
The following is an overview, which bundles numerous subspecies of well-known media. The overview is divided into the parts literature, film, music, theater as well as video games. It is most likely that this is not complete, even if we try to make the spectrum as comprehensive as possible. So if you are aware of a supplement, we would be glad to receive a message to complete this genre list.
Filmgenres / subgenres in the film
adventure
Antique film
Swashbuckler film
pirate movie
knight movie
sandal film
action movie
disaster movie
Action Comedy
drama
dramedy
melodrama
erotic film
Pinku eiga
sex film
Bavarian porn
Fantasy film
fairytale
biopic
Comedy
Culture-clash comedy
movie parody
Screwball comedy
Slapstick comedy
comedy of errors
Horror movie
Backwoods movie
Gore
Horror Comedy
cannibal film
Monster movie
Slasher
splatter film
Animal Horror
vampire movie
Zombie movie
Torture Porn
War Movie
Anti-war film
crime film
detective film
Film noir
gangster film
prison film
court film
Heist movie
Mystery Comedy
police film
Serial-killer film
spy film
Love Stories
Romantic comedy
Martial arts film
Jidaigeki
Wuxia
music film
movie Musical
musical comedy
dance film
Porn movie
Science fiction film
End Time movie
Sports film
boxing film
thriller
political thriller
psychological thriller
erotic thriller
Western film
Italo-Western
late Western
Genres in photography
Abstract photography
Nude
Arbeiterfotografie
architectural Photography
Bewerbungsfoto
Fire starting picture
Carl Durheim’s search photos of homeless people
documentary Photography
fire photography
Erotic Photography
Experimental photography
mug shot
Food photography
Fotografik
Photo mosaic
Wedding Photography
industrial Photography
class Photo
Concrete photography
concert Photography
war Photography
Artistic photography
landscape Photography
Fashion Photography
Nature Photography
New Topographic Movement
Pin-up
Planking
portraiture
product Photography
news photography
reprophotography
Social documentary photography
Spiritual photography
Sports Photography
still life
Stock Photography
Straight photography
street Photography
Subjective photography
Symbolfoto
Scenic photography
Tabletop photography
Theater Photography
wildlife photography
post-mortem photography
Underwater Photography
advertising Photography
Scientific photography
photo finish
Genres in music
Acid Jazz
Afrobeat
alternative
American Primitivism
Americana
arabesque
Barpiano
Barrelhouse Piano
biomusic
Blue-Eyed Soul
blues
Boogie Woogie
Changüi
Contemporary R & B
Cosmic
Country music
Coupé Decalé
crossover
Dancehall
Dangdut
Dark Wave
Deep Funk
digression
Doo Wop
You b
Dunedin Sound
Early Reggae
Electronic dance music
Estrada
Folk
radio
Gamelan Gong Kebyar
Upscale entertainment
Yellow music
Sung poetry
Gurbet Türküleri
Industrial
Classical music
Low fidelity
Luk Thung
Makossa
Manele
Marrabenta
marching music
Mashup
Mbalax
mbaqanga
Mento
Metal
Minstrel
Mo Lam
vernacular music
Música Criolla
Music of the Middle Ages
Neo-Soul
swing revival
New German Death
Neue Deutsche Welle
New Wave
New Wave of New Wave
No Wave
Noise
Northern Soul
Nu
old school
One Drop
Özgün Müzik
pop music
euro Dance
Madchester
punk
Punta Rock
ragtime
reggae
Retro-Swing
Rhythm and Blues
Rock ‘n’ Roll
rock music
Bat
School (eg Hamburg School, Mannheim School etc.)
Black music
Sega
Ska
Skiffle
About
soul
Southern Soul
subculture
Swisswave
Taarab
Tecno Brega
Third Stream
Tiki culture
Torch Song
Traditional
Underground
Folk music
world music
Wienerlied
Yass
zamrock
ziglibithy
Zouglou
Genres of painting
Genres of painting
Allegorical painting
history painting
battle painting
portraiture
portrait
act
tronje
genre
animal painting
Still life painting
Marine painting
landscape painting
Video game genres
Adventure Games
Action Games
Action Adventures
Adventures
text Adventures
Survival horror
Beat ’em ups
Ego Shooter / Third-Person Shooter
Ego shooter
Tactical shooter
Third-person shooter
Erotic Video Games
eroge
skill Games
Jump ‘n’ Runs
learning Games
Open-world games
Music & Dance Games
dancing Games
music Games
Puzzle Video Games (Puzzle)
Quiz Games
Rolling Games (RPG)
Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG)
Action role-playing games
Strategy role-playing games
Shoot ’em ups
Horizontal scrolling
Vertical Scrolling
Horizontal and vertical scrolling
Diagonal scrolling
Shoot ‘n’ Runs
Light Gun Shooter
Other Shoot ’em ups
Sports Games
American Football
basketball
beach volleyball
ice Hockey
Soccer
golf
cycling
racing Games
tennis
table tennis
Wrestling
Other sports games
strategy Games
board Games
Chess
Real Time Strategy Games
Round-based Strategiespiele
Combination of round and real time
simulation Games
Railway simulations
pinball simulations
Flugsimulationen
gods simulations
life simulations
Marinesimulationen
Mechspiele
armored simulations
programming Games
Rennsimulationen
ship simulations
Space flight simulations
Wirtschaftssimulationen
Other simulations
Western Video Games