The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms 4th Edition

Chris Baldick

The bestselling Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms provides clear and concise definitions of the most troublesome literary terms, from abjection to zeugma. It is an essential reference tool for students of literature in any language. Now expanded and in its fourth edition, it includes increased coverage of new terms from modern critical and theoretical movements, such as feminism, schools of American poetry, Spanish verseforms, 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. Completely revised and updated, this edition also features brand-new entries on terms such as distant reading, graphic novels, middle generation, and misery memoir. Many new bibliographies have been added toentries and recommended web links are available via a companion website.


Published: May 15, 2015
Title: The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms
Author: Chris Baldick
Edition: 4
ISBN: 9780191044076
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Language: English
Formats: ePub

ISBNs:
9780198715443
9780191044076

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