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Michael Ferber has assembled nearly two hundred main entries clearly explaining and illustrating the literary symbols that we allencounter (such as swan, rose, moon, gold), along with hundreds of crossreferences 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. Its informed style and rich references will make this book an essential tool not only for literary and classical scholars, but for all students of literature.  \nmichael ferber is professor of English and Humanities atthe University of New Hampshire. His books include The Poetry of William Blake (1991)and The Poetry of Shelley (1993).  \nADictionary ofLiterary Symbols  \nMichael Ferber  \n􀀁􀀂􀀃􀀄􀀅􀀆􀀇􀀈􀀉 􀀊􀀋􀀆􀀌􀀉􀀅􀀍􀀆􀀎􀀏 􀀐􀀅􀀉􀀍􀀍  \nCambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo  \nCambridge University Press  \nThe Edinburgh Building, Cambridge 􀀁􀀄􀀑 􀀑􀀅􀀊 , United Kingdom  \nPublished in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York [www.cambridge.org](www.cambridge.org)  \nInformation on this [title: www.cambridge.org/9780521591287](title: www.cambridge.org/9780521591287)[ ](title: www.cambridge.org/9780521591287)© Michael Ferber 1999  \nThis book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provision of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press.  \nFirst published in print format 1999  \n􀀆􀀍􀀄􀀋-􀀒􀀓 􀀔􀀕􀀖-􀀗-􀀘􀀒􀀒-􀀗􀀕􀀙􀀒􀀚-􀀘 eBook (Gale)  \n􀀆􀀍􀀄􀀋-􀀒􀀗 􀀗-􀀘􀀒􀀒-􀀗􀀕􀀙􀀒􀀚-􀀚 eBook (Gale)  \n􀀆􀀍􀀄􀀋-􀀒􀀓 􀀔􀀕􀀖-􀀗-􀀘􀀑􀀒-􀀘􀀔􀀒􀀑􀀖-􀀕 hardback 􀀆􀀍􀀄􀀋-􀀒􀀗 􀀗-􀀘􀀑􀀒-􀀘􀀔􀀒􀀑􀀖-􀀕 hardback  \n􀀆􀀍􀀄􀀋-􀀒􀀓 􀀔􀀕􀀖-􀀗-􀀘􀀑􀀒-􀀗􀀗􀀗􀀗􀀑-􀀙 paperback 􀀆􀀍􀀄􀀋-􀀒􀀗 􀀗-􀀘􀀑􀀒-􀀗􀀗􀀗􀀗􀀑-􀀘 paperback  \nCambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of 􀀊􀀅􀀛s for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this book, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate.  \nFor Lucy  \nContents  \nAcknowledgments page viii Abbreviations ix Introduction 1  \nDictionary 7  \nAuthors cited 249  \nBibliography 259  \nAcknowledgments  \nI must first thank my colleague Douglas Lanier for helping me think through this dictionary from the outset, for encouragement during early frustrations, and fora great deal of detailed advice. E. J. Kenney of Peterhouse, Cambridge, saved me from a number of mistakes in Latin and offered countless suggestions about not only classical but English literature; his notes would make a useful and delightful little book by themselves. David Norton made many helpful suggestions regarding biblical passages. Two graduate students atthe University of New Hampshire gave valuable assistance, Heather Wood atanearly phase by collecting data from books not close at hand and WilliamStroup by going over every entry with a keen eye to readability and cuts. My wife Susan Arnold also cheerfully read every entry and offered many helpful ideas.  \nIam grateful to Maria Pantelia for providing me with the Thesaurus LinguaeGraecaeon cd-romand advice on how to use it. Cynthia Pawlekof Baker Library, Dartmouth, initiated me into the English Poetry DataBase, also on disk. Robin Lent, Deborah Watson, and Peter Crosby of Dimond Library at UNH patiently handled my many requestsand, during thereconstruction of the library, even setup a little room just large enough fortheLoeb classical series and me. I also made good use of the library of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and I thank Gordon Hunt for his good offices there.  \nThe Humanities Center of UNH gave mea grant fora semester’s leave and an office in which to store unwieldy concordancesandworkin peace; its director Burt Feintuchand administrator Joanne Sacco could not have been more hospit","cbCain8TQKQUUtSd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCain8TQKQUUtSd","pdf",2333228,271,"English","# Contents\n## Acknowledgments\n## Abbreviations\n## Introduction\n## Dictionary\n## Authors cited\n## Bibliography","[{\"question\":\"What is the focus of A Dictionary of Literary Symbols?\",\"answer\":\"It focuses on literary symbols based on literature, explaining and illustrating symbols encountered in texts rather than universal psychological archetypes or esoteric material.\"},{\"question\":\"How are the entries organized and supported?\",\"answer\":\"Each main entry clearly explains and illustrates a symbol and includes extensive cross-references and quotations.\"},{\"question\":\"Which literatures does the dictionary cover?\",\"answer\":\"It concentrates on English literature but spans widely, ranging from the Bible and classical authors to the twentieth century, including American and European literatures.\"}]","A Dictionary of Literary Symbols | PDF",1789770560,417]