The Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms

A twenty-first century version of Roger Fowler¿s 1973 Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms, this latest edition of TheRoutledge Dictionary of Literary Terms is 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 technique
• new definitions of contemporary critical issues such as Cybercriticism and Globalization
• complete coverage of traditional and radical approaches to the study and production of literature
• thorough accounts of critical terminology and analyses of key academic debates
• full cross-referencing throughout and suggestions for further reading.

Covering both long-established te