- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: OUP Oxford; 2 edition (8 April 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0198608837
- ISBN-13: 978-0198608837
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 268,280 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Containing over 1,000 of the most troublesome literary terms encountered by students and general readers, this gem of a book gives clear and often witty explanations to terms such as hypertext, multi-accentuality, and postmodernism. It also offers pronunciation guides and suggestions for further reading for many entries. This is the most up-to-date and accessible dictionary of literary terms available, popular with both students and teachers of literature at all levels.
About the Author
Chris Baldick is Professor of English at Goldsmiths' College, University of London. He edited 'The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales' (1992), and is the author of 'In Frankenstein's Shadow' (1987), 'Criticism and Literary Theory 1890 to the Present' (1996), and other works of literary history. He has edited, with Rob Morrison, 'Tales of Terror from Blackwood's Magazine', and 'The Vampyre and Other Tales of the Macabre', and has written an introduction to Charles Maturin's 'Melmoth the
Wanderer' (all available in the Oxford World's Classics series).
Wanderer' (all available in the Oxford World's Classics series).
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Format:Paperback
As an english Lit student I have found this book very handy indeed. It has clear definitions for most of the terms that might be troubling you and it deffinatly worth having to hand! Highly recomended.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
quite useful
21 Jun 2007
Format:Paperback
Although this dictionary may be quite simple, it is exactly this aspect that attracts me the most. As I teach Literature in English to non native speakers of the language, it is very good to have simple and clear definitions which help the students in their researches.
10 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Pretty much useless...
4 Nov 2005
Format:Paperback
This book should be avoided because it really lacks too many terms and thus serves no purpose. People who want a literary terms dictionary probably only want ONE since they are specific and who in their right mind wouldn't want a COMPLETE one?!?
In the preface the author even states that he only picked the most used definitions but again I ask the question why?? Another problem Baldick has is his word selection. Anybody with any business or need to pick this book up probably won't need to look up words such as: act, argument, character, climax, closure, content, etc..
I did use this book to study for the English CSET exams parts I and II and I can recommend it for that. Seeing how little there is out there to study with, I can honestly say this book did help to some degree with my preparation for the test.
Bottom Line: After perusing vairous LT dictionaries, I have come to the conclusion that going to the bookstore is the best method for choosing what you want. You probably won't want to pick this one.
In the preface the author even states that he only picked the most used definitions but again I ask the question why?? Another problem Baldick has is his word selection. Anybody with any business or need to pick this book up probably won't need to look up words such as: act, argument, character, climax, closure, content, etc..
I did use this book to study for the English CSET exams parts I and II and I can recommend it for that. Seeing how little there is out there to study with, I can honestly say this book did help to some degree with my preparation for the test.
Bottom Line: After perusing vairous LT dictionaries, I have come to the conclusion that going to the bookstore is the best method for choosing what you want. You probably won't want to pick this one.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Great Student/Teacher resource
14 April 2008
Format:Paperback
Great resource for any literature class. The terms are listed in alpha order and full, yet understandable definitions are given.
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