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A dictionary of literary and thematic terms / Edward Quinn.
LIBRA PN44.5 .Q56 1999
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Quinn, Edward, 1932-2012.
- Series:
- Facts on File library of American literature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criticism--Terminology.
- Criticism.
- Literature.
- Themes, motives.
- Literature--Terminology.
- Literature--Themes, motives--Terminology.
- English language--Terms and phrases.
- English language.
- Literary form--Terminology.
- Literary form.
- Genre:
- Terminology.
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Facts On File, [1999]
- Summary:
- In clear, succinct, non-technical language, this new dictionary of more than 850 terms expands upon the definition of "literary." It is the first book of its kind to give students a traditional literary vocabulary and related theoretical, historical, and cultural terms. It's a must-have reference for the interdisciplinary world of contemporary literary studies.
- Features include: -- Newly created definitions and examples of standard literary and related terms-- Essays on major themes in literature-- Terms related to Third World and feminist literature-- Major contemporary theoretical terms-- Cultural terms from other disciplines that touch peripherally on literature-- References for further reading.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0816032327
- OCLC:
- 40912666
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