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A twentyfirst century version of Roger Fowlers 1973 Dictionary of ModernCritical Terms this latest edition of the Routledge Dictionary of LiteraryTerms is the most uptodate guide to critical and theoretical conceptsavailable to students of literature at all levels. With over forty newlycommissioned entries this essential reference book includes an exhaustiverange of entries covering such topics as genre form cultural theory andliterary technique new definitions of contemporary critical issues such asCybercriticism and Globalization complete coverage of traditional andradical approaches to the study and production of literature thorough accountsof critical terminology and analyses of key academic debates and full crossreferencing throughout and suggestions for further reading. Covering both longestablished terminology as well as the specialist vocabulary of moderntheoretical schools the Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms is anindispensable guide to the principal terms and concepts encountered in debatesover literary studies in the twentyfirst century. «