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The author reports on the application of some findings of Peter Zajac´s genre research conducted at his former workplace (The Institute of literary and artistic communication in Nitra). The fact that they are stimulating is proven by the theoretical research of the older and middle-aged generations of the Institute (Ľ. Plesník, Z. Rédey) and, in particular, by the creative development of Zajac´s concept of „superficit – deficit“ in the current theme-focused research initiatives of the youngest generation of the Nitra literary scientists (M. Čechová).