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Book Synopsis

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


Trade Review

“Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-level undergraduate students in English and comparative literatures; general readers.” (Choice, 1 August 2013)



Table of Contents

Preface to the Fifth Edition by M. A. R. Habib vi

Preface to the Fourth Edition by C. E. Preston viii

Preface to the Third Edition by J. A. Cuddon x

Acknowledgements xvi

List of Abbreviations xvii

A-Z of Entries 1-784

A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 4 January 2013
      ISBN-13 9781444333275
      978-1444333275
      ISBN-10 1444333275
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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


      Trade Review

      “Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-level undergraduate students in English and comparative literatures; general readers.” (Choice, 1 August 2013)



      Table of Contents

      Preface to the Fifth Edition by M. A. R. Habib vi

      Preface to the Fourth Edition by C. E. Preston viii

      Preface to the Third Edition by J. A. Cuddon x

      Acknowledgements xvi

      List of Abbreviations xvii

      A-Z of Entries 1-784

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