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A dictionary of literary symbols / Michael Ferber.
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Ferber, Michael
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Language
English
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Third edition.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
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x, 285 pages ; 26 cm
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PN56.S9 F47 2017
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Summary note
This is an expansion of the first dictionary of symbols to be based on literature, rather than on 'universal' psychological archetypes or myths. It explains and illustrates the literary symbols that we frequently encounter (such as swan, rose, moon, gold) and gives thousands of cross-references and quotations. The dictionary concentrates on English literature, but its entries range widely from the Bible and classical authors to the twentieth century, taking in American and European literatures. For this third edition, Michael Ferber has included some twenty completely new entries (such as birch, childbirth, grove, mill and railroad) and has added to many of the existing entries. Its rich references make this book an essential tool not only for literary and classical scholars but also for all students of literature.
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Previous edition: 2007.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-285).
Contents
Introduction
Dictionary
Appendix
Authors cited
Bibliography.
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ISBN
9781107172111 ((hardback : alkaline paper))
110717211X ((hardback : alkaline paper))
1316623327 ((paperback))
9781316623329 ((paperback))
LCCN
2016059516
OCLC
982465151
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