A New Handbook Of Literary Terms

A New Handbook of Literary Terms offers a lively, informative guide to words and concepts that every student of literature needs to know. Mikics’s definitions are essayistic, witty, learned, and always a pleasure to read. They sketch the derivation and history of each term, including especially lucid explanations of verse forms and providing a firm sense of literary periods and movements from classicism to postmodernism. The Handbook also supplies a helpful map to the intricate and at times confusing terrain of literary theory at the beginning of the twenty-first century: the author has designated a series of terms, from New Criticism to queer theory, that serves as a concise but thorough introduction to recent developments in literary study. Mikics’s Handbook is ideal for classroom use at all levels, from freshman to graduate. Instructors can assign individual entries, many of which are well-shaped essays in their own right. Useful bibliographical suggestions are given at the end of most entries. The Handbook’s enjoyable style and thoughtful perspective will encourage students to browse and learn more. Every reader of literature will want to own this compact, delightfully written guide.

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 accessible writing style, this supplemental reference manual for the introductory student has over 400 entries and serves to demystify literature and the terms, techniques, and analysis tools that literary scholars use. NEW TO THIS EDITION: Over 25 additional entries, covering more contemporary terms (blogging, etc). Selected illustrations throughout.

Chapters covering fiction, drama, nonfiction, and literary criticism and scholarship offer readers a comprehensive guide to all forms of prose and their many sub-genres.

A practical, instructive, and comprehensive guide to the language of literary study, Kennedy'sA Handbook of Literary Terms is a reference manual that aims to demystify literature and the techniques literary scholars use. Over 400 entries. Clear, concise, and accessible definitions of key literary terms. Visual material supports explanations. Those interested in the study of literature and the vocabulary of literary inquiry.

Introduction au vocabulaire littéraire anglais Cet ouvrage, entièrement rédigé en anglais, est conçu à la fois comme une introduction au vocabulaire littéraire critique et comme un dictionnaire. Pour chaque genre littéraire, il répertorie les mots – spécialisés ou plus généraux – qui relèvent de la terminologie traditionnelle et contemporaine en usage. Un chapitre sur le vocabulaire de l’essai et du commentaire ainsi qu’un index complètent l’ensemble. C’est un ouvrage très complet, abordant aussi bien le théâtre et ses conventions (idéal pour comprendre les genres dramatiques), la poésie et la métrique (pour comprendre les rimes et rythmes dans la poésie anglo-saxonne), la narration, le langage de la littérature (avec toutes les figures de style expliquées très clairement), etc. POINTS FORTS - nouvelle édition mise à jour ; - permet d’acquérir un vocabulaire très utile pour commenter et disserter ; - passage en noir + 1 pour faciliter la visibilité des informations essentielles ; - modernisation de la maquette. SOMMAIRE The art of poetry The art of drama The art of narrative The langage of literature In there own words PUBLIC - Étudiants en classes préparatoires littéraires - Étudiants en second cycle d’anglais.