Handbook of Literary Terms: Literature, Language, Theory (2nd Edition)

By X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0205603564
• ISBN13: 9780205603565
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.2" x 0.4" x 5.6"

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.