A Concise Glossary of Contemporary Literary Theory

by Jeremy Hawthorn

Taking words from a variety of sources, and from a range of different languages and cultures, it is little wonder that contemporary literary theory poses peculiar difficulties of usage and understanding. This third edition of Hawthorn's acclaimed glossary contains a host of new terms, revises many of the previous entries (sometimes very substantially), and includes both an expanded bibliography and detailed recommendations for further reading.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340692227
• ISBN13: 9780340692226
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

invaluable for students and lay readers alike

I have used A Concise Glossary of Contemporary Literary Theory in my upper level literatue courses at the University of Houston-Downtown for several years. My students find it invaluable and less confusing than other texts of the same type. Mr. Hawthorn covers all the important literary terms with a thorough and engaging approach. I recommend this book to anyone interest in reading about or teach contemporary literature. I only wish his other books on literary criticism were still available.