A Glossary of Literary Terms - Tenth Edition - M. H. Abrams - Geoffrey Galt Harpham

Sep 19, 2026

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A Glossary of Literary Terms, Tenth Edition, authored by M. H. Abrams and Geoffrey Galt Harpham, updates and expands core literary terminology for contemporary study. The preface states that entries are revised for clarity, precision, and vitality while incorporating innovations in critical views and methods. This edition adds 30 new terms and substantial new essays covering topics such as cognitive literary studies, detective fiction, graphic novels, the grotesque, Idealism, and romance novels, extending coverage to over 1,175 terms.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages442

Reading Time11 h 21 min

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Preface

How to use this glossary

Literary terms

Index of authors

This page intentionally left blank ✵ A Glossary of Literary Terms TENTH EDITION M. H. ABRAMS Cornell University GEOFFREY GALT HARPHAM National Humanities Center Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States This is an electronic version of the print textbook. Due to electronic rights restrictions, some third party content may be suppressed. Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. The publisher reserves the right to remove content from this title at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions, and alternate formats, please visit [www.cengage.com/highered](www.cengage.com/highered to)[ to](www.cengage.com/highered to) search by ISBN\#, author, title, or keyword for materials in your areas of interest. A Glossary of Literary Terms, Tenth Edition M. H. Abrams and Geoffrey Galt Harpham Senior Publisher: Lyn Uhl Publisher: Michael Rosenberg Development Editor: Joan M. Flaherty Assistant Editor: Erin Bosco Media Editor: Janine Tangney Marketing Manager: Melissa Holt Project Management: PreMediaGlobal Art Director: Marissa Falco Print Buyer: Susan Spencer © 2012, 2009, 2005 Wadsworth, Cengage learning ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced, transmitted, stored, or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, scanning, digitizing, taping, Web distribution, information networks, or information storage and retrieval systems, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the publisher. For product information and technology assistance, contact us at Cengage Learning Academic Resource Center, 1-800-423-0563 For permission to use material from this text or product, submit all requests online [at](at www.cengage.com/permissions)[ www.cengage.com/permissions](at www.cengage.com/permissions). Further permissions questions can be e-mailed to [permissionrequest@cengage.com](permissionrequest@cengage.com) Rights Acquisitions Specialist: Shalice Shah-Caldwell Cover Designer: Wing Ngan Compositor: PreMediaGlobal Library of Congress Control Number: 2010941195 ISBN-13: 978-0-495-89802-3 ISBN-10: 0-495-89802-3 Wadsworth 20 Channel Center Street, Boston, MA, 02210 USA Cengage Learning is a leading provider of customized learning solutions with office locations around the globe, including Singapore, the United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico, Brazil and Japan. Locate your local office at [international.cengage.com/region](international.cengage.com/region). Cengage Learning products are represented in Canada by Nelson Education, Ltd. For your course and learning solutions, visit [www.cengage.com](www.cengage.com). Purchase any of our products at your local college store or at our preferred online [store](store www.cengagebrain.com)[ www.cengagebrain.com](store www.cengagebrain.com). Instructors: Please visit [login.cengage.com](login.cengage.com) and log in to access instructor-specific resources. Printed in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 14 13 12 11 10 ✵ About the Authors Photo by Ron Jautz, courtesy of Nat ional Humanit ies Center Courtesy of M . H . Abrams M. H. Abrams, Class of 1916 Professor of English at Cornell University, Emeritus, is a distinguished scholar who has written prize-winning books on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century literature, literary theory and criticism, European Romanticism, and Western intellectual history. He inaugurated A Glossary of Literary Terms in 1957 as a series of succinct essays on the chief terms and concepts used in discussing literature, literary history and movements, and literary criticism. Si

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What is the purpose of the tenth edition?

The tenth edition keeps entries current with innovations in critical views and methods and incorporates important new publications and user suggestions.

How has this edition expanded the glossary?

It adds 30 terms, including substantial new essays on areas such as cognitive literary studies, detective story, graphic novels, the grotesque, Idealism, and romance novel.

What does the glossary cover in terms of scope?

It encompasses discussions of more than 1,175 literary terms and includes terms originally published in other languages listed in their English translation.

Sep 19, 2026

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