A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory
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A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory

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A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory

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With new entries and sensitive edits, this fifth edition places J.A. Cuddon's indispensable dictionary firmly in the 21st Century.

  • Written in a clear and highly readable style
  • Comprehensive historical coverage extending from ancient times to the present day
  • Broad intellectual and cultural range
  • Expands on the previous edition to incorporate the most recent literary terminology
  • New material is particularly focused in areas such as gender studies and queer theory, post-colonial theory, post-structuralism, post-modernism, narrative theory, and cultural studies.
  • Existing entries have been edited to ensure that topics receive balanced treatment

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Year
2012
ISBN
9781118326008
Edition
1
Table of Contents
COVER
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION
PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION
PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
A
Abbey Theatre
abecedarius
Abenteuerroman
abjection
abolitionist literature
ab ovo
abridged edition
absence/presence
absolutism
abstract
abstract poem
abusio
academic
academic drama
academy
acatalectic
accelerated rhyme
accent
accentual verse
accidence
acclamatio
acephalous
acervatio
acmeism
acroama
acronym
acrostic
acryology
act
actant
action
activism
actual reader
adage
adaptation
addendum
Addisonian
address
adjunctio
adnominatio
adonic
adversaria
adynaton
ae freislighe
Aeolic
Aeschylean
aesthetic distance
aestheticism
affect/affect theory/affective criticism
...

Table of contents

  1. COVER
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  4. PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION
  5. PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION
  6. PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION
  7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  8. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
  9. A
  10. B
  11. C
  12. D
  13. E
  14. F
  15. G
  16. H
  17. I
  18. J
  19. K
  20. L
  21. M
  22. N
  23. O
  24. P
  25. Q
  26. R
  27. S
  28. T
  29. U
  30. V
  31. W
  32. X
  33. Y
  34. Z
  35. EULA