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A Glossary of Literary Terms

Author(s): M.H. Abrams | Geoffrey Harpham

ISBN: 9788131526354

11th Edition

Copyright: 2015

India Release: 2015

₹415

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 444

Trim Size: 241 x 155 mm

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"A Glossary of Literary Terms" is a vital resource for literature students, offering an updated collection of essays that define and explore essential literary terms. This comprehensive guide incorporates the latest scholarship and critical theories, making it an indispensable reference for discussing literature, theory, and criticism."

  • The alphabetical organization makes this comprehensive text remarkably convenient and easy to use.
  • Each literary term is defined in a short, reader-friendly essay to help students develop a broad understanding.
  • Within each entry, boldfaced type indicates terms for which the entry provides the principal discussion, while italics identify terms discussed more fully elsewhere in the text, making it easy to place the reading in context and locate additional useful information.
  • Over 20 new entries reflect cutting-edge thought on recent and rapidly evolving critical theories, making it easy for instructors to teach these emerging ideas and for students to grasp and apply them.
  • The lists of suggested readings appended to the entries have been expanded and updated to keep pace with current scholarship and provide more current and wide-ranging opportunities for further exploration.
  • Countless terms and essays have been extended and revised for clarity, usefulness, and preservation of the book’s overall character.
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Preface.

Acknowledgements.

How to Use this Glossary.

Literary Terms.

Index of Authors.

M.H. Abrams

General Editor for The Norton Anthology Of English Literature.

 

Geoffrey Harpham

Geoffrey Galt Harpham is the director of the National Humanities Center.