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First published in 1957, A GLOSSARY OF LITERARY TERMS contains succinct essays on the terms used in discussing literature, literary history, and literary criticism. This text is an indispensable reference for students…. More >>
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Product Description
First published in 1957, A GLOSSARY OF LITERARY TERMS contains succinct essays on the terms used in discussing literature, literary history, and literary criticism. This text is an indispensable reference for students…. More >>
#1 by Alecia Taylor on January 28, 2010 - 9:37 am
I received my order within a timely fashion and the book was in great condition. I am a very satisfied customer.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by R. Daniels on January 28, 2010 - 12:06 pm
This book has been a great quick reference book to give me some quick information or to refresh my memory about certain terms. I’m an MA in English student and this book is a wonderful resource.
Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by Literature Lover on January 28, 2010 - 1:04 pm
I am a student in the English Master’s program. This book is a MUST HAVE and I consider it to be the “bible” for all English majors. The glossary is concise and easy to understand. It has helped immensely in my undestanding of literary terms.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by pinky poe on January 28, 2010 - 1:26 pm
Very helpful tool for students. I would recommend it to anyone who has an interest in english and literature.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Sören Fröhlich on January 28, 2010 - 2:14 pm
Abrams, accomplished scholar and critic, has created a monument for himself and the best, most reliable, and concise glossary of literary terms. Opening up the recent trends, but not as trends, as developments from within established scholarship and literary science. This glossary is special, with a good index of terms, one for authors, and dense, usable, clearly written articles with further reading, its form is unchanged since it first appeared in 1957. The 8th edition I purchased opens with the Absurd and closes with Wit, Humor, and the Comic. The articles are articles, not just key terms defined, but developments traced and contextualized. This is no replacement for an encyclopedia of literature or an Oxford Companion, but a vital tool next to these. None of us can keep every term in mind, and this is a serious book to help our feeble minds, for which we should be grateful and which delivers bang for the buck.
Rating: 5 / 5