Handbook of Literary Terms: Literature, Language, Theory

by X.J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia, Mark Bauerlein

Book Overview

From the author team of the discipline's most widely used literature anthology, this accessible and instructive guide introduces students to the language of literary study. Featuring an engaging and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321202074
• ISBN13: 9780321202079
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

A good choice

This is exactly the right book for someone like me, who wants a lively, expert, up-to-date and, within its relatively brief compass, a reasonably comprehensive guide to terms in language, literary criticism and theory, but one that is not too technical, not clogged with jargon. I like the clarity and conciseness, and the helpful cross-referencing which allows one to put this definition or that in a wider context. As the authors say, there are various longer books to which one can turn for treatment in still greater depth; but for the intelligent, enquiring high school or university student, the merits of this little compendium will not soon be exhausted.