The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory 4th edition
ISBN:0140513639
ISBN13:9780140513639
Publisher:Prentice Hall
Authors:J. A. Cuddon, Claire Preston, J. Cuddon
The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory Description
The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory 4 Edition The latest installment of this trusted literary companion covers all aspects of literary theory, from definitions of technical terms to characterizations of literary movements. Geared toward students, teachers, readers, and writers alike, The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory explains critical jargon (intertextuality, aporia), schools of literary theory (structuralism, feminist criticism), literary forms (sonnet, ottava rima), and genres (elegy, pastoral) and examines artifacts, historic locales, archetypes, origins of well-known phrases, and much, much more. Scholarly, straightforward, comprehensive, and even entertaining, this is a resource that no word-lover should be without.