The Book of Literary Terms

The much-anticipated second edition of The Book of Literary Terms features new examples and terms to enhance Turco’s classic guide that students and scholars have relied on over the years as a definitive resource for the definitions of the major terms, forms, and styles of literature. Chapters covering fiction, drama, nonfiction, and literary criticism and scholarship offer readers a comprehensive guide to all forms of prose and their many sub-genres. From “Utopian novel,” “videotape,” and “yellow journalism” to “kabuki play,” “Personalism,” and “Poststructuralism,” this book is a valuable reference offering an extensive world of knowledge. Every teacher, student, critic, and general lover of literature should be sure to add The Book of Literary Terms to their library. ACCLAIM “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 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lewis Turco is an emeritus professor and the founding director of the Program in Writing Arts at SUNY–Oswego and the Cleveland State University Poetry Center. An award-winning author, Turco has published twenty-one collections of poetry and nonfiction, including The Book of Forms: A Handbook of Poetics, Fifth Edition, and The Book of Dialogue: How to Write Effective Conversation in Fiction, Screenplays, Drama, and Poetry.