A Handbook to Literature (Handbook to Literature)

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 803
EAN: 9780136014393
ISBN: 0136014399
Label: Prentice Hall
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 720
Publication Date: 2008-03-22
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Studio: Prentice Hall

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The definitive reference on literature in English, this handbook provides an alphabetical listing of more than 2,000 important terms and facts in literature, linguistics, rhetoric, criticism, printing, bookselling, and information technology. The website (www.prenhall.com/harmon) offers a handy glossary of key terms, a pronunciation key for select terms, pre- and post-tests on the terms, flash cards for key terms, a literary timeline, and links for all winners of the Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize. KEY TOPICS: Covers a wide range of terms, centered in literature but extending into other areas, such as film, radio, TV, printing, linguistics, literary theory, music, graphic arts, classical studies, and information science. MARKET: For anyone interested in literature and literary criticism.

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Customer Rating: Summary: A Handbook to Literature Comment: It appears to be a good book. I have not actually used it much, yet. It has tons of information in it that I will eventually need. Thanks Customer Rating: Summary: A fine and useful book Comment: I used to stay with an old gal who was a student of the original author of this book. That old gal was wrong about a lot of things,IMO, but she was on the mark in her celebration of this excellent book. Customer Rating: Summary: Indespensible Comment: After several feverish hours of searching for literary definitions that I could not find anywhere on the internet, I remembered this book which I had bought for my first college literature course. Everything that I needed was in this book, even though the definitions had been previously elusive. If you are an English major, buy this book. It will save you hours because it is filled with definitions of everything literature related, from mimesis to plainsong; from expressionism to vignette. Customer Rating: Summary: Revision of Holman's classic Handbook Comment: The original compiler/editor, Hugh Holman, had created a classic--probably the best handbook to literature (almost exclusively English and American) available. The latest edition (10th) has everything that Holman had, with some modifications and additions. One of best features of Handbook is its invaluable time-line at the end, covering every major book and author in every major period of English literature, side-by-side with a chronology of American literature. Customer Rating: Summary: A Handbook to Literature (10th edition) Comment: Easily one of the best handbooks on the market, and an indispensable reference for English teachers of literature and researchers at all levels. After thirty-seven years in teaching, I still make certain my copy of AHTL is readily accessible.

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