The Oxford dictionary of literary terms

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The Oxford dictionary of literary terms

Chris Baldick

(Oxford paperback reference)

Oxford University Press, 2008

3rd ed

  • : [hbk.]

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Oxford dictionary of literary terms

The concise Oxford dictionary of literary terms

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Rev. ed. of : The concise Oxford dictionary of literary terms

Includes bibliographical references (p. [360]-361)

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ISBN 9780199208272

Description

The best-selling Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms (formerly the Concise dictionary) provides clear, concise, and often witty definitions of the most troublesome literary terms from abjection to zeugma. It is an essential reference tool for students of literature in any language. It is now available in a new and expanded edition and includes increased coverage of new terms from modern critical and theoretical movements, such as feminism, and schools of American poetry, Spanish verse forms, life writing, and crime fiction. It includes extensive coverage of traditional drama, versification, rhetoric, and literary history, as well as updated and extended advice on recommended further reading and a pronunciation guide to more than 200 terms. New to this edition are recommended entry-level web links updated via the Dictionary of Literary Terms companion website.

Table of Contents

  • PREFACE
  • PRONUNCIATION
  • LITERARY TERMS A-Z
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
Volume

: [hbk.] ISBN 9780199238910

Description

The best-selling Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms (formerly the Concise dictionary) provides clear, concise, and often witty definitions of the most troublesome literary terms from abjection to zeugma. It is an essential reference tool for students of literature in any language. It is now available in a new and expanded edition and includes increased coverage of new terms from modern critical and theoretical movements, such as feminism, and schools of American poetry, Spanish verse forms, life writing, and crime fiction. It includes extensive coverage of traditional drama, versification, rhetoric, and literary history, as well as updated and extended advice on recommended further reading and a pronunciation guide to more than 200 terms. New to this edition are recommended entry-level web links updated via the Dictionary of Literary Terms companion website.

Table of Contents

  • PREFACE
  • PRONUNCIATION
  • LITERARY TERMS A-Z
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY

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