
The Book of Literary Terms
The Genres of Fiction, Drama, Nonfiction, Literary Criticism, and Scholarship
Lewis Turco(Author)
University of New Mexico Press
2nd Edition
Published on 30. September 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
306 pages
978-0-8263-6192-9 (ISBN)
Description
The much-anticipated second edition of The Book of Literary Terms features new examples and terms to enhance Turco's classic guide that students and scholars have relied on over the years as a definitive resource for the definitions of the major terms, forms, and styles of literature. Chapters covering fiction, drama, nonfiction, and literary criticism and scholarship offer readers a comprehensive guide to all forms of prose and their many sub-genres.
From "Utopian novel", "videotape", and "yellow journalism", to "kabuki play", "Personalism", and "Poststructuralism", this book is a valuable reference offering an extensive world of knowledge. Every teacher, student, critic, and general lover of literature should be sure to add The Book of Literary Terms to their library.
From "Utopian novel", "videotape", and "yellow journalism", to "kabuki play", "Personalism", and "Poststructuralism", this book is a valuable reference offering an extensive world of knowledge. Every teacher, student, critic, and general lover of literature should be sure to add The Book of Literary Terms to their library.
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Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Albuquerque, NM
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
1 fig.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
390 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8263-6192-9 (9780826361929)
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Lewis Turco
The Book of Literary Terms
The Genres of Fiction, Drama, Nonfiction, Literary Criticism, and Scholarship, Second Edition
E-Book
09/2020
2nd Edition
Simon + Schuster LLC
€23.73
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Person
Lewis Turco is an emeritus professor and the founding director of the Program in Writing Arts at SUNY-Oswego and the Cleveland State University Poetry Center. An award-winning author, Turco has published twenty-one collections of poetry and nonfiction, including The Book of Forms: A Handbook of Poetics, Fifth Edition, and The Book of Dialogue: How to Write Effective Conversation in Fiction, Screenplays, Drama, and Poetry.