Books : A Glossary of Literary Terms
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by: Michael H. Abrams, M. H. Abrams
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 803
EAN: 9780030119538
ISBN: 0030119537
Label: Holt Rinehart and Winston
Manufacturer: Holt Rinehart and Winston
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 260
Publication Date: 1989-04
Publisher: Holt Rinehart and Winston
Sales Rank: 1663255
Studio: Holt Rinehart and Winston
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First published in 1957, A GLOSSARY OF LITERARY TERMS contains succinct essays on the terms used in discussing literature, literary history, and literary criticism. This text is an indispensable reference for students.
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Rating:  - Great Quick Reference Book
This book has been a great quick reference book to give me some quick information or to refresh my memory about certain terms. I'm an MA in English student and this book is a wonderful resource.
Rating: - Still simply the best
Abrams, accomplished scholar and critic, has created a monument for himself and the best, most reliable, and concise glossary of literary terms. Opening up the recent trends, but not as trends, as developments from within established scholarship and literary science. This glossary is special, with a good index of terms, one for authors, and dense, usable, clearly written articles with further reading, its form is unchanged since it first appeared in 1957. The 8th edition I purchased opens with the ... Read More
Rating: - nice explanations
Abrams supplies very nicely written explanations of many terms you are likely to come across in literature, or more specifically, in literary studies. If you have puzzled over an "objective correlative", then he explains that it wasn't due to TS Eliot, as many believe, but to Allston. Though Eliot was the one responsible for popularising the term. Or, if you want to use "doggerel" properly when deconstructing some Bukowski poem, perhaps check Abrams first.
Rating: - Beware Beware!
The reader who complains that the 8th edition is radically different from previous editions with respect to the definitions of literary terms such as sonnet and ode is entirely mistaken. The entries on these and other terms are either unchanged from earlier editions or improved and updated. Moreover, a number of new terms have been added.
Rating: - Essential for Lovers of Literature
Every student of literature should have their own copy of this book. Non-students would get a lot out of this too. And while the price might appear excessive, I think in the long-term this book is a worthwhile investment. What makes this guide of literary terms different from others, is its comprehensiveness. Abrams goes into great detail on the important terms that one comes across most often in literature. There is information on theories and movements in criticism and terms such as modernism and ... Read More
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