genre-bending
genre-bending noun: the subversion of tropes associated with a particular artistic genre or the synthesis of multiple genres.
Noun
genre-bending (uncountable)
- The subversion of tropes associated with a particular artistic genre or the synthesis of multiple genres.
- For "Corpse Bride", the idiosyncratic composer has drawn on his affinity for musical genre-bending.2005, October 7. "Internet the source for the scores", Chicago Tribune.
- Here [...] the practice of genre bending is tied specifically to the strategy of the Fourth Gospel in contradistinction to the practice in other comparable texts.2015, Kasper Bro Larsen, The Gospel of John as Genre Mosaic, page 284
Adjective
genre-bending (comparative more genre-bending, superlative most genre-bending)
- Characterized by subversion of generic tropes or fusion of disparate genres.
- 2016, January 22. Rebecca Strong, "The Challenges of Marketing a Genre-Bending Novel." Publishers Weekly.
Forms of genre-bending
| comparative | more genre-bending |
|---|---|
| superlative | most genre-bending |
Origin of genre-bending
From genre + bending, on the pattern of genderbending.
Questions about genre-bending
- What does genre-bending mean?
- Genre-bending means the subversion of tropes associated with a particular artistic genre or the synthesis of multiple genres.
- What part of speech is genre-bending?
- Genre-bending can be a noun or an adjective.
Words near genre-bending in the dictionary
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