The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms
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| Verlag | Oxford University Press |
| Auflage | 2015 |
| Seiten | 416 |
| Format | 12,8 x 19,7 x 2,3 cm |
| Gewicht | 306 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| Reihe | Oxford Quick Reference |
| ISBN-10 | 0198715447 |
| EAN | 9780198715443 |
| Bestell-Nr | 19871544EA |
The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms provides clear and concise definitions of even the most complex literary terms from abjection to zeugma. An essential reference tool for students of literature in any language. Recommended web links are available via a companion website.
Klappentext:
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.
Rezension:
This dictionary's virtues and its plain-spokenness make it ... as apt to the bedside table as to the desk: Dr Baldick is a Brewer for specialized tastes Times Literary Supplement