The Book of Literary Terms: The Genres of Fiction, Drama, Nonfiction, Literary Criticism, and Scholarship
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...
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An expert's indispensable guide to English letters and the writing arts.
PrefaceIntroduction to the Discipline of Literature1The Genres of Fiction39The Genres of Drama70The Genres of Nonfiction111The Genres of Literary Criticism and Scholarship148Acknowledgments and Bibliography189Index191
\ From the Publisher"Not merely the list of literary terms the title implies, but a handbook that combines Anglo-American literary terminology with explanatory brief essays and precise examples that guide scholars, students, and neophytes to a better understanding of the subjects treated . . . Used as a reference work in undergraduate survey courses or as a desk reference for serious scholars it would be highly effective . . . highly recommended." --Choice\ \
