A handbook to literature

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Where to find it

Davis Library (7th floor)

Call Number
PN41 .H355 2009 c. 2
Status
Available

North Carolina Collection (Wilson Library)

Call Number
C378 UMh74.6 2009
Status
In-Library Use Only

Summary

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.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. For anyone interested in literature and literary criticism.

Contents

  • Preface to the Eleventh Edition
  • To the User
  • Handbook to Literature
  • Outline of Literary History: British and American
  • Appendices
  • A Table of Monetary Terms and Values
  • Nobel Prizes for Literature
  • Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction
  • Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry
  • Pulitzer Prizes for Drama
  • Index of Proper Names

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