The book of literary terms : the genres of fiction, drama, nonfiction, literary criticism, and scholarship / Lewis Turco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turco, Lewis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature--Terminology.

Literature.

English language--Terms and phrases.

English language.

Literary form--Terminology.

Literary form.

Criticism--Terminology.

Criticism.

Genre:

Terminology.

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

x, 224 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm

Place of Publication:

Hanover, NH : University Press of New England, [1999]

Summary:

The author of The Book of Forms has created a companion book with the same codification and systematization for all nonfiction forms of writing and for all forms of fiction other than poetry. He provides a comprehensive guide to and definitions of all significant terms, forms, and styles for all nonpoetry literary genres. For each, all subgenres and their historical examples are described, all significant terms explicated, and all important styles represented.

Wonderful for browsing as well as for reference, it is a book for students and teachers of all genres of literature, for serious general readers, and for writers and critics. Turco writes in an authoritative yet engaging manner, providing endless unsuspected avenues to be explored.

Contents:

The Genres of Fiction 39

The Genres of Drama 70

The Genres of Nonfiction 111

The Genres of Literary Criticism and Scholarship 148.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-190) and index.

ISBN:

0874519543

0874519551

OCLC:

41231285