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Title: A Handbook to Literature (9th Edition) by William Harmon ISBN: 0-13-097998-8 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 10 July, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $56.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.9 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Handy, Handy, Handy!
Comment: I love this book because it has complete, concise definitions of every literary facet you can think of. I have used it as a study tool for my certification tests, as a quick look up tool before tests, and as a way to explain difficult literary terminology to my students. I cannot stress how badly English teachers (and anyone else who loves literature) needs this book!
Rating: 5
Summary: A page-turner encyclopedia? You better believe it!
Comment: If you have a question about English or American literature, chances are you'll find the answer here. William Harmon, professor of English at the University of North Carolina has revised and updated this handbook, long popular in academia. He's added more than 100 entries which reflect current trends in literature and criticism.
If you don't have a student at home, get this book anyway. Read it. Just the outline of English and American literary history in the back of the book is worth the price. You undoubtedly will find books here you never knew existed. I thought I'd read all of Eudora Welty, for instance, but I found a "new" title listed here -- new to me, at least. I also discovered a James Gould Cozzens book I'd never heard of.
The handbook is actually an encyclopedia of words and phrases pertaining to the study of literature. Listings are defined, explained and often illustrated. There are cross references. Appendices include complete lists of Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize winners for fiction, poetry and drama. The index of proper names in the back lists over 2,300 authors and prominent literary figures.
This book is a must for the home library. Also, it's entertaining as well as informative reading. You may well find yourself curled up with it, unwilling to tear yourself away.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great for people who love literary devices
Comment: Very informative and expansive. It's handy and interesting because it goes past basic definitions to include historical background, etc.
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Title: Poetry Handbook by Babette Deutsch ISBN: 0064635481 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 20 February, 1982 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory by J. A. Cuddon, Claire Preston ISBN: 0140513639 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (6th Ed) by Joseph Gibaldi, Phyllis Franklin ISBN: 0873529863 Publisher: Modern Language Association of America Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Package 2: Volumes C-E, Sixth Edition by Nina Baym ISBN: 0393977943 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $63.90 |
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Title: Glossary of Literary Terms by M. H. Abrams ISBN: 015505452X Publisher: Heinle Pub. Date: 18 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $45.95 |
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