Harper Handbook to Literature

Frye, Northrup; Baker, Sheridan; Perkins, George

ISBN 10: 0673999432 / ISBN 13: 9780673999436

Published by Pearson, 1997

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0673999432I3N01

Synopsis:

Arranged alphabetically for easy reference, Harper Handbook to Literature, 2/e, offers comprehensive and accessible coverage of literary terms, concepts, genres, and movements.

From the Back Cover: Revised to meet the changing literary interests and emphases of the twenty-first century, the second edition of The Harper Handbook to Literature adds, augments, and clarifies definitions. Arranged in alphabetical order, this Handbook aims to satisfy curiosity about terms such as syzygy or zeugma, concepts such as structuralism or phenomenology, and literary genres and movements such as Drama or Goliardic verse. Over 100 items are new to this edition, including Queer Theory, Reader-Response Theory, Cultural Studies, Anxiety of Influence, Logocentrism, Orientalism, and Saussurean Linguistics, to name only a few. Entries generally range from a few words to summary essays with bibliographies for further study, and cross-references lead from definitions to larger concepts. A practical "Chronology of Literature and World Events", at the end of the text presents a comprehensive timeline from the earliest cities of Mesopotamia to contemporary names and titles.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Harper Handbook to Literature
Publisher: Pearson
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 2nd Edition