Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory
5. Auflage Januar 2013
802 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Birchwood, Matthew / Dines, Martin / Fiske, Shanyn / Velickovic, Vedrana (Herausgeber)
Kurzbeschreibung
The fifth edition of J.A. Cuddon's classic dictionary updates what has become an indispensable resource for students and teachers at all levels. Incorporating recent literary terminology, the new edition adds many new entries while refining existing topics to ensure currency and balance of coverage. Building on the already broad historical and cultural range, new entries pay particular attention to gender studies and queer theory, post-colonial theory, post-structuralism, post-modernism, narrative theory, and cultural studies. Replete with new entries and sensitive edits of existing material, this fifth edition places the charm and wit of Cuddon's original work firmly in the 21st Century.
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
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
J. A. Cuddon was a renowned academic, essayist, novelist, playwright, and travel writer. He died in March 1996.
Editor
M. A. R. Habib, Professor of English, Rutgers University, Camden. His books include the highly acclaimed A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present (Blackwell, 2005), Modern Literary Criticism and Theory: A History (2008), Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present: An Introduction (2011), and the Cambridge History of Literary Criticism: Vol. VI: the Nineteenth Century (ed., 2012).
Associate Editors
Matthew Birchwood, Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Kingston University, London
Vedrana Velickovic, Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Brighton
Martin Dines, Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Kingston University, London
Shanyn Fiske, Associate Professor of English at Rutgers University, Camden.
