Generic chaos

[Laurence Horn]

On Oct 26, 2011, at 12:56 PM, Charles C Doyle wrote:

> I'm busy reading essays from two undergraduate literature classes.  So far, two of the Shakespeareans have referred to _The Tempest_ as a novel.  Less predictably, two of the Spenserians have referred to _The Faerie Queene_ as a play.
>
> --Charlie
>
Just a matter of time before the Richardsonians refer to _Pamela_ as an epic poem.

LH

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