Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms by Ross C Murfin

Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms by Ross C Murfin

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This second edition presents definitions of more than 700 literary and critical terms. In addition to illustrative examples from canonical and contemporary literature, the glossary uses hundreds of references to popular culture including television, movies, music, newspapers, and comic books.

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Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms by Ross C Murfin

The second edition of this glossary presents clear, succinct definitions of more than 700 literary and critical terms. It covers traditional terms as well as many new terms that reflect changes in the way literature is now being taught. In addition to illustrative examples from canonical and contemporary literature, the glossary uses hundreds of references to popular culture, including television, movies, music, newspapers, and comic books.
ROSS MURFIN is Professor of English and provost of Southern Methodist University. He is the author of Swinburne, Lawrence, Hardy, and the Burden of Belief (1978), The Poetry of D. H. Lawrence: Texts and Contexts (1983), Sons and Lovers: A Novel of Division and Desire (1987), Lord Jim: After the Truth (1992), and the editor of Conrad Revisited: Essays for the Eighties (1983). The series editor of Bedford/St. Martin's popular Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism, he has also edited two volumes in the series, Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (second edition 1996) and Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter (1991). - SUPRYIA M. RAY is an Attorney in Seattle, where she works at the U.S. Court of Appeals. While studying for her B.A. at the University of Miami, she assisted Ross Murfin in the research and preparation of more than a dozen volumes in the Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism series.
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ISBN 13 9781403905055
ISBN 10 1403905053
Title Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms
Author Ross C Murfin
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Palgrave USA
Year published 2003-04-18
Number of pages 496
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