The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory

Updated and expanded, this dictionary explains concepts and topics that range from the familiar to the comparatively esoteric. It covers fields suc...

The bestselling Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms provides clear and concise definitions of the most troublesome literary terms, from abjection t...

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This remarkable and wide-ranging book is an inventory of symbols and the symbolic imagination. The editors and their fifteen contributors are drawn...

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First published over fifty years ago, A GLOSSARY OF LITERARY TERMS remains an essential resource for all serious students of literature. Now fully ...

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Many courses in literary or cultural studies include some discussion of psychoanalysis, structuralism, post-modernism, linguistics and semiotics. T...

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Second edition with over 7, 500 updated geological definitions.

An outstanding distillation of Grimal's classic reference, this extensively cross-referenced work offers clear and concise entries that capture the...

A collection of over 6000 proverbs (and their origins).

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A dictionary of international relations that provides an overview of this complex subject. Ranging from the Arab-Israeli conflict to weapons of mas...

Takes in various branches of pure and applied mathematics, from algebra to mechanics and from number theory to statistics. Suitable for students at...

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Printed music and writing about music involve the use of complex systems of notation and a wealth of technical terms in several languages. The Oxfo...

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A dictionary that covers all the important topics in this key subject area including chemistry, physics, molecular biology, biochemistry, human ana...

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This essential dictionary and phrase book provides every term you need to know when buying, maintaining, renovating or building a home in France. A...

Contributor(s): Author: Ross C. MurfinAuthor: Supryia M. RayEngaging, authoritative, and affordably priced, The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Li...

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This concise dictionary is intended to be helpful in the reading of archaeological books and publications, and in the writing of papers and article...

This book is intended for persons required to be familiar with the world of trade policy. It contains in accessible language over 3000 entries and ...

Written in 1759 by Scottish philosopher and political economist Adam Smith, "The Theory of Moral Sentiments" provides much of the foundation for th...

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Takes the story from its origins with Defoe, Swift and Fielding to the 'golden age' of the fin de siecle and Edwardian period. Includes rare finds,...

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Over 1, 900 entries provide succinct and accessible explanations of a variety of terms used in art, covering materials, techniques, styles, and per...

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