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The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms

Like its highly praised and widely adopted predecessor, the second edition of The Bedford Glossary presents definitions of more than 700 literary and critical terms for today's student. The second edition features many additional terms, both traditional and recent, with a greater array of examples that make it an even more useful and informative reference than before.

Subject
literary criticism
Themes
writersteachers
Audience
adult
Length
long · 541 pages

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