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Dictionary of Literary Terms 5 Hardback - 2013 - 5th Edition

by J. A. Cuddon; Revised by M. A. Habib; Text by (Art/Photo Books) Matthew Birchwood

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From the publisher

With new entries and sensitive edits, this fifth edition places J.A. Cuddon's indispensable dictionary firmly in the 21st Century.

  • Written in a clear and highly readable style
  • Comprehensive historical coverage extending from ancient times to the present day
  • Broad intellectual and cultural range
  • Expands on the previous edition to incorporate the most recent literary terminology
  • New material is particularly focused in areas such as gender studies and queer theory, post-colonial theory, post-structuralism, post-modernism, narrative theory, and cultural studies.
  • Existing entries have been edited to ensure that topics receive balanced treatment

From the rear cover

The fifth edition of J. A. Cuddon's classic dictionary updates what has become an indispensable resource for students and teachers at all levels. Incorporating recent literary terminology, the new edition adds many new entries whilst refining existing topics to ensure currency and balance of coverage.

Building on the already broad historical and cultural range, new entries pay particular attention to gender studies and queer theory, postcolonial theory, poststructuralism, postmodernism, narrative theory, and cultural studies.

With many new entries and sensitive edits of existing material, this fifth edition places the charm, wit, and scope of Cuddon's original work firmly in the twenty-first century.

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  • Title Dictionary of Literary Terms 5
  • Author J. A. Cuddon; Revised by M. A. Habib; Text by (Art/Photo Books) Matthew Birchwood
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition number 5th
  • Edition 5
  • Pages 808
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley-Blackwell, UK
  • Publication date 2013-01-29
  • Features Dust Cover, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781444333275 / 1444333275
  • Weight 3.05 lbs (1.38 kg)
  • Dimensions 10 x 7 x 1.7 in (25.40 x 17.78 x 4.32 cm)
  • Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Library of Congress subjects English language, Literature
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2012035085
  • Dewey Decimal Code 803

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About the author

Author

J. A. Cuddon was a renowned academic, essayist, novelist, playwright, and travel writer. He died in March 1996.

Editor

M. A. R. Habib, Professor of English, Rutgers University, Camden. His books include the highly acclaimed A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present (Blackwell, 2005), Modern Literary Criticism and Theory: A History (2008), Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present: An Introduction (2011), and the Cambridge History of Literary Criticism: Vol. VI: the Nineteenth Century (ed., 2012).

Associate Editors

Matthew Birchwood, Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Kingston University, London

Vedrana Velickovic, Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Brighton

Martin Dines, Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Kingston University, London

Shanyn Fiske, Associate Professor of English at Rutgers University, Camden.

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