The Bedford Glossary includes lengthy (and easy-to-follow) discussions of ideas including such biggies as cultural studies, deconstruction, feminist criticism, gender criticism, irony, Marxist criticism, the new historicism, poststructuralism, psychological criticism and psychoanalytic criticism, and reader-response criticism. More obscure terms--anagnorisis, epithalamium, Menippean satire, kenning--receive shorter but equally careful treatment. This is a clear and comprehensive reference for academics, intellectuals, and anyone else who wants to hold forth intelligently on subjects literary and critical. --Jane Steinberg
The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms FROM THE PUBLISHER
Many of the 700 traditional and contemporary critical and literary terms succinctly presented in this book have never been covered before. Extensively cross-referenced, the alphabetically arranged entries are defined with unusual brevity and illustrated with hundreds of examples drawn from both canonical literature and contemporary popular culture. The glossary is expressly designed to reflect how literature and criticism are taught today, making this an indispensable reference which will be used for years to come.
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Compact but comprehensive, the dictionary presents current definitions of more than 700 termsillustrated with examples from both canonical literature and contemporary popular culture. The entries adapt and greatly expand materials from the popular Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism series. Extensively cross-referenced and written with unusual verve, they are designed to meet the needs of readers studying literature and criticism today. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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