A Handbook to Literature (8th Edition) | 
 enlarge | Authors: William Harmon, C. Hugh Holman, William Flint Thrall
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 560320
Media: Paperback
Edition: 8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 671
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.5
ISBN: 0130127310
Dewey Decimal Number: 803
EAN: 9780130127310
ASIN: 0130127310
Publication Date: July 15, 1999
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The definitive, contemporary reference on literature and literary criticism in English, this handbook provides an alphabetical listing of more than 2,000 important terms and facts in literature, linguistics, rhetoric, criticism, printing, bookselling, and information technology. Covers a wide range of terms, most centered in literature, but extending into other areas, such as film, radio, TV, printing, linguistics and literary theory, music, graphic arts, classical studies, and computing and information science terms. For anyone interested in literature and literary criticism.
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 A Handbook to Literature April 30, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
It appears to be a good book. I have not actually used it much, yet. It has tons of information in it that I will eventually need.
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 A fine and useful book March 27, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I used to stay with an old gal who was a student of the original author of this book. That old gal was wrong about a lot of things,IMO, but she was on the mark in her celebration of this excellent book.
Indespensible December 4, 2007
After several feverish hours of searching for literary definitions that I could not find anywhere on the internet, I remembered this book which I had bought for my first college literature course. Everything that I needed was in this book, even though the definitions had been previously elusive. If you are an English major, buy this book. It will save you hours because it is filled with definitions of everything literature related, from mimesis to plainsong; from expressionism to vignette.
Revision of Holman's classic Handbook February 25, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The original compiler/editor, Hugh Holman, had created a classic--probably the best handbook to literature (almost exclusively English and American) available. The latest edition (10th) has everything that Holman had, with some modifications and additions. One of best features of Handbook is its invaluable time-line at the end, covering every major book and author in every major period of English literature, side-by-side with a chronology of American literature.
A Handbook to Literature (10th edition) February 20, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Easily one of the best handbooks on the market, and an indispensable reference for English teachers of literature and researchers at all levels. After thirty-seven years in teaching, I still make certain my copy of AHTL is readily accessible.
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