The Book of Literary Terms by Lewis Turco

The Book of Literary Terms by Lewis Turco

The best-selling author of The Book of Forms -- now in a third edition -- has created the same codification and systematization for all nonfiction forms of writing, and for all forms of fiction other than poetry. In The Book of Literary Terms, Lewis Turco provides a comprehensive guide to, and definitions of all significant terms, forms, and styles in all genres of literature except poetry. For each, all sub-genres and their historical examples are described and defined, all significant terms explicated, and all important styles represented. Wonderful for browsing as well as for reference, it is a book for students and teachers of all genres of literature, for serious general readers of literature, and for writers and critics. Turco writes in an authoritative yet engaging manner, providing endless unsuspected opportunities and avenues for readers to explore. From abecedarius, Bardolatry, cliffhanger, docudrama, epistle, foreshadowing, gagline, hypallage, invective, jestbook, kabuki play, litotes, and muckraker, to non sequitur, one-liner, pulp fiction, quartet, recognition scene, spoonerism, triple-decker, Utopian novel, videotape, writing surfaces, yellow journalism, and zeugma, and including everything in-between, it's all there in The Book of Literary Terms.

Lewis Turco is an English professor and the director of the State University of New York College at Oswego's Department in Writing Arts. The Book of Forms, The New Book of Forms, Dialogue, and The Shifting Web: New and Collected Poems are among his many works. His honors include the Poetry Society of America's Melville Cane Award in 1986, the Silverfish Review Chapbook Competition in 1989, and Poet magazine's Cooper House Chapbook Prize in 1990.

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ISBN 13	9780874519556
ISBN 10	0874519551
Title	The Book of Literary Terms
Author	Lewis Turco
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University Press of New England
Year published	1999-10-31
Number of pages	236
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.