A Dictionary of Literary Symbols

Author: Michael Ferber
Edition: 2
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0521690544

A Dictionary of Literary Symbols

This is the first dictionary of symbols to be based on literature, rather than 'universal' psychological archetypes or myths. Download A Dictionary of Literary Symbols from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. It explains and illustrates the literary symbols that we all frequently encounter (such as swan, rose, moon, gold), and gives hundreds 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 new edition, Michael Ferber has included over twenty completely new entries (including bear, holly, sunflower and tower), and has added to many of the existing entries. Enlarged and enriched from the first edition, its informed style and rich references make Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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