Patterns of Poetry: An Encyclopedia of Forms

Patterns of Poetry: An Encyclopedia of Forms
Miller Williams (Author)
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines
by Thomas C. Foster (Author), David de Vries (Narrator)
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The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition
Roland Greene (Editor), Stephen Cushman (Editor), Clare Cavanagh (Editor), Jahan Ramazani (Editor), Paul Rouzer (Editor)
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Through three editions over more than four decades, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics has built an unrivaled reputation as the most comprehensive and authoritative reference for students, scholars, and poets on all aspects of its subject: history, movements, genres, prosody, rhetorical devices, critical terms, and more. Now this landmark work has been thoroughly revised and updated for the twenty-first century. Compiled by an entirely new team of editors, the fourth edition--the first new edition in almost twenty years--reflects recent changes in literary and cultural studies, providing up-to-date coverage and giving greater attention to the international aspects of poetry, all while preserving the best of the previous volumes

At well over a million words and more than 1,000 entries, the Encyclopedia has unparalleled breadth and depth. Entries range in length from brief paragraphs to major essays of 15,000 words, offering a more thorough treatment--including expert synthesis and indispensable bibliographies--than conventional handbooks or dictionaries.

This is a book that no reader or writer of poetry will want to be without.

• Thoroughly revised and updated by a new editorial team for twenty-first-century students, scholars, and poets
• More than 250 new entries cover recent terms, movements, and related topics
• Broader international coverage includes articles on the poetries of more than 110 nations, regions, and languages
• Expanded coverage of poetries of the non-Western and developing worlds
• Updated bibliographies and cross-references
• New, easier-to-use page design
• Fully indexed for the first time

• Rank: #32348 in Books
• Published on: 2012-08-06
• Original language: English
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• Dimensions: 10.00" h x 2.09" w x 7.01" l, 5.73 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 1664 pages

Routledge Encyclopedia of Narrative Theory

Routledge Encyclopedia of Narrative Theory
David HERMAN (Editor), Manfred JAHN (Editor), Marie-Laure RYAN (Editor)
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The past several decades have seen an explosion of interest in narrative, with this multifaceted object of inquiry becoming a central concern in a wide range of disciplinary fields and research contexts. As accounts of what happened to particular people in particular circumstances and with specific consequences, stories have come to be viewed as a basic human strategy for coming to terms with time, process, and change.
However, the very predominance of narrative as a focus of interest across multiple disciplines makes it imperative for scholars, teachers, and students to have access to a comprehensive reference resource.

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• Published on: 2013-05-13
• Released on: 2013-05-13
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The Describer's Dictionary: A Treasury of Terms & Literary Quotations

The Describer's Dictionary: A Treasury of Terms & Literary Quotations
David Grambs (Author)
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Have you ever found yourself grasping in vain for that ideal descriptive word lost somewhere within the misty recesses of your vocabulary? Or felt frustrated that an oddly shaped structure or pretty setting you wished to portray in writing didn't quite translate clearly to paper?

If the answer to either of these questions is yes, then The Describer's Dictionary is exactly the book you need. Open it, and you have not only just the right words but—bringing them to life—stellar literary examples of descriptive writing as well.

The Dictionary concern itself with the observable, from shapes to buildings to human beings. "Referably" organized, the book uses a handy reverse, definition-to-term format that makes it easy to zero in on the term you're seeking. For example, look up "Noses" to find "aquiline," "leptorrhine," and "snub-nosed." And as an inspiration to any writer—showing how it's done by the best—hundreds of colorful and evocative descriptive passages from such diverse authors as Dickens, Darwin, and Updike appear on facing pages, making this a singularly and richly different kind of reference book.

The craft of description lives in literature, conversation, journalism, and personal letters. For help in painting pictures with the English language, The Desciber's Dictionary is one of the most indispensable reference tools you can own.

• Rank: #8830 in Books
• Published on: 1995-08-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.30" h x 1.10" w x 5.50" l, .69 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages