A Dictionary of Literary Symbols

by Michael Ferber

Book Overview

This is the first dictionary of symbols to be based on literature, rather than 'universal' psychological archetypes, myths, or esoterica. Michael Ferber has assembled nearly two hundred entries... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521000025
• ISBN13: 9780521000024
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

Great reference for students

As a professor, I have found this book to be very helpful for my students. Let's face it, we all have to start learning someplace, and to have this guide to help that process along is a wonderful bonus. It isn't meant to be encyclopaedic--it's just meant as a decent guide. If you are just beginning to learn literary analysis and haven't quite figured out what all of those silly symbols mean and just who made this stuff up, anyway, this is a perfect book to help you along.