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The concise Oxford dictionary of literary terms
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictOf the many recent dictionaries of literary terms, Baldick's is the one most likely to satisfy today's student. Rejecting "encyclopaedic completeness,'' it omits commonly understood general terms that ... Read full review
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms Chris Baldick,Professor of English Chris Baldick No preview available - 1990 |
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19th century action Adjective Ages alliteration American appears applied associated called century characters classical comedy common composed consult conventions criticism culture derived developed distinct distinguished drama early effect English epic especially essay example expression extended fiction figure followed formal French fuller account genre German given Greek human important influence involving Italian John kind known language late later Latin linguistic literary literature lyric Marxism meaning metre metrical Middle movement narrative narrator nature notably novel original pattern performance period person philosopher phrase play plot plural poem poetic poetry poets popular presented principle prose reader referred rhetorical rhyme romance satire sense sequence Shakespeare short significant similar sometimes song sonnet sound speech stanza story stressed structure style syllables term theory tradition tragedy unstressed syllables usually various verse writing written
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| Title | The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms Oxford reference |
| Author | Chris Baldick |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1996 |
| ISBN | 0199208271, 9780199208272 |
| Length | 246 pages |
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