A Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms: Revised and Enlarged Edition

Roger Fowler

Routledge, Aug 5, 2016 - Literary Criticism - 262 pages

This book, first published in 1987, differs from many other 'dictionaries of criticism' in concentrating less on time-honoured rhetorical terms and more on conceptually flexible, powerful terms. Each entry consists of not simply a dictionary definition but an essay exploring the history and full significance of the term, and its possibilities in critical discourse. This title is an ideal basic reference text for literature students of all levels.

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms: Revised and Enlarged Edition; Volume 10 of Routledge Library Editions: Literary Theory Series
• Editor: Roger Fowler
• Edition: revised
• Publisher: Routledge, 2016
• ISBN: 1138683892, 9781138683891
• Length: 262 pages
• Subjects: Literary Criticism / General; Literary Criticism / Reference; Literary Criticism / Semiotics & Theory; Reference / Word Lists