The Harper Handbook to Literature

by Sheridan Baker, Northrop Frye, George B. Perkins

Book Overview

Revised to meet the changing literary interests and emphases of the twenty-first century, the second edition of The Harper Handbook to Literature adds, augments, and clarifies definitions. Arranged in alphabetical order, this Handbook aims to satisfy curiosity about terms such as syzygy or zeugma, concepts such as structuralism or phenomenology, and literary genres and movements such as Drama or Goliardic verse. Over 100 items are new to this edition,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060422173
• ISBN13: 9780060422172
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 563 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.2"