Product Description : THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF LITERARY TERMS (Oxford Quick Reference) From Jacques Derridas diffrance to Henry Jamess ficelle the vocabulary of literary theory and criticism can seem difficult if not opaque To help remedy the average readers bafflement this new Third Edition of The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms provides succinct and often witty explanations of almost twelve hundred terms covering everything from the ancient dithyramb to the contemporary dub poetry from the popular bodiceripper to the aristocratic masque and from the social realism of Stalins era to the magic realism of Gabriel Garcia Marquez Shedding light on some of the most troublesome literary terms encountered by students and general readers this gem of a book offers increased coverage of many new coinages from modern critical and theoretical movements It also provides extensively updated coverage of traditional drama rhetoric literary history and textual criticism Throughout the authors emphasis is on helping readers use these terms more confidently whether in writing or in speaking easytouse pronunciation guides clarify more than 200 potentially troublesome terms In addition the dictionary is thoroughly crossreferenced and now offers web links accessed via a regularly updated companion website A model reference book The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms will prove invaluable for both general readers and literature students at all levels ( it is an used product)