First Pages: A Poetics of Titles

by Giancarlo Maiorino

Book Overview

"Titology," a term first coined in 1977 by literary critic Harry Levin, is the field of literary studies that focuses on the significance of a title in establishing the thematic developments of the pages that follow. While the term has been used in the literary community for thirty years, this book presents for the first time a thoroughly developed theoretical discussion on the significance of the title as a foundation for scholarly criticism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271058749
• ISBN13: 9780271058740
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"