The Fiction Dictionary - Softcover

Henry, Laurie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1884910548 ISBN 13: 9781884910548

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 1995

Synopsis

An essential guide to the inside language of fiction, this book dusts off the traditional concept of "dictionary" by giving full, vivid descriptions and by using lively examples from classic and contemporary fiction to show theories in play,

About this title

From the Publisher:

Highly recommended by RBB/Booklist.
"In The Fiction Dictionary, Henry, an English instructor and associate editor of Story magazine, provides lively definitions of 345 terms relating to fiction, including genres, narrative devices, elements of fictional works, and critical theories. In addition to citing examples of works that illustrate a term, she frequently supplements her explanations with brief excerpts from novels and short stories. Entries range from such standard and time-honored literary terms as allegory, denouement, and mimesis to contemporary terms such as cyberpunk, hyperfiction, and K mart fiction. . . ." (RBB/Booklist, July 1995)

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1884910548
• ISBN 13: 9781884910548
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336