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 enlarge | Authors: William Harmon, Hugh Holman
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
List Price: $50.80
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 5576
Media: Paperback
Edition: 11
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 720
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.1
ISBN: 0136014399
Dewey Decimal Number: 803
EAN: 9780136014393
ASIN: 0136014399
Publication Date: March 22, 2008
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 Great for School January 23, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This text was required, and it was cheaper at Amazon than the local university book stores. The book is actually great. I wish I had it when I first started school. It is fantastic at describing various literary terms and definitions. We may know a term in general use; however, in literary use the term may have a different meaning, and this is when this book comes in very handy. Utilize this book and you can actually participate in class discussion and not feel like a dummy.
 Moderately like September 26, 2005
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
The book has its benefits as well as its drawbacks. But is extremely helpful when a certain topic must be further analyzed but you must be familiar with the topic beforehand.
Great for people who love literary devices December 23, 2003
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Very informative and expansive. It's handy and interesting because it goes past basic definitions to include historical background, etc.
A page-turner encyclopedia? You better believe it! August 21, 2002
32 out of 32 found this review helpful
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.
Handy, Handy, Handy! May 30, 2001
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
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!
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