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A Dictionary of literary and thematic terms / Edward Quinn.

By:

Quinn, Edward, 1932-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Facts on File library of language and literaturePublication details: New York : Facts On File, 2006.Edition: 2nd edDescription: vi, 474 p. ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780816062430 (alk. paper)
0816062439 (alk. paper)
9780816062447 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0816062447 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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DDC classification:

22 803 Q56 2006

Summary: An insightful guide to literary terms in context. In clear, non-technical language, this dictionary explores more than 1,000 literary terms and themes—with 200 new to this edition. Taking an expanded view of the term "literary," this book gives readers not only a traditional literary vocabulary, but also the knowledge of related theoretical, historical, and cultural terms they need in the interdisciplinary world of contemporary literary studies. Summary: New entries include: Traditional literary terms and themes, such as individualism, skepticism, and the Odysseus/Ulysses theme Literary topics that have become increasingly popular in recent years, such as terrorism and prison literature Subjects perennially popular among writers, such as alcoholism, baseball, and vampirism.Features include: Fresh definitions and examples of standard literary and related terms such as meter, antagonist, and New Criticism Essays on major themes in literature such as evil, power, love, death, time, and more Terms related to multicultural and feminist literature Major contemporary theoretical terms, with clear definitions and examples Culture terms from film, television, psychology, history, and other fields related to literature References for further reading Extensive cross-references.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Ном, сурах бичиг	МУБИС Төв номын сан Суд.танхим 2	803 Q56 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Тоологдсон 05/20 - 2025 Суд/2		TCE3734

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

An insightful guide to literary terms in context.
In clear, non-technical language, this dictionary explores more than 1,000 literary terms and themes—with 200 new to this edition. Taking an expanded view of the term "literary," this book gives readers not only a traditional literary vocabulary, but also the knowledge of related theoretical, historical, and cultural terms they need in the interdisciplinary world of contemporary literary studies.

New entries include:
Traditional literary terms and themes, such as individualism, skepticism, and the Odysseus/Ulysses theme
Literary topics that have become increasingly popular in recent years, such as terrorism and prison literature
Subjects perennially popular among writers, such as alcoholism, baseball, and vampirism.Features include:
Fresh definitions and examples of standard literary and related terms such as meter, antagonist, and New Criticism
Essays on major themes in literature such as evil, power, love, death, time, and more
Terms related to multicultural and feminist literature
Major contemporary theoretical terms, with clear definitions and examples
Culture terms from film, television, psychology, history, and other fields related to literature
References for further reading
Extensive cross-references.

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