A twenty-first century version of Roger Fowler's 1973Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms, this latest edition ofTheRoutledge Dictionary of Literary Termsis the most up-to-date guide to critical and theoretical concepts available to students of literature at all levels. With over forty newly commissioned entries, this essential reference book includes:an exhaustive range of entries, covering such topics as genre, form, cultural theory and literary techniquenew definitions of contemporary critical issues such asCybercriticismandGlobalizationcomplete coverage of traditional and radical approaches to the study and production of literaturethorough accounts of critical terminology and analyses of key academic debatesfull cross-referencing throughout and suggestions for further reading. Covering both long-established terminology as well as the specialist vocabulary of modern theoretical schools, TheRoutledge Dictionary of Literary Termsis an indispensable guide to the principal terms and concepts encountered in debates over literary studies in the twenty-first century. | The Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms by Peter Childs, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters