Ntc's Dictionary of Literary Terms

By Ralph Rausch and Kathleen Morner

Book Overview

* 600 Terms, Concepts, and Critical Theories. Are all defined, explained, and illustrated in clear, easy-to-understand language. * Comprehensive. Providing students with all the literary and critical terms commonly encountered in the study of literature, from the basic to the complex and avante garde. * Numerous Examples. Allow students to clarify the terms and ideas in each entry. * Cross-References. Further help study by linking related terms and concepts and technical terms with their more common counterparts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0844254649
• ISBN13: 9780844254647
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

The basics & then some

So this book doesn't cover every possible term. Perhaps the words "complete" and "comprehensive" are misleading. It may also need an updating (1991 publication). It does, however, cover all the major terms as well as many lesser known ones. More importantly, this book does a very good job of explaining and illustrating the terms, including differentiating between some often confused terms. Easy to read, relatively easy to comprehend; uses good examples. A nice effort. I have found it very useful.