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The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory

by J.A. Cuddon · 1982

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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 Theoryexplains 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.

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literary criticismliterary criticismMore like thisLess of thiseducationeducationMore like thisLess of this
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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
writerswritersMore like thisLess of thisteachersteachersMore like thisLess of this
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collegecollegeMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
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epic · 1024 pages
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