A Dictionary of Literary Symbols 2nd Edition Michael Ferber, Cambridge University Press

A Dictionary of Literary Symbols
2nd Edition
Michael Ferber

'Unlike many other dictionaries, this one is well written and invites browsing. … Essential for all libraries.' International Review of Biblical Studies

This is the first dictionary of symbols to be based on literature, rather than 'universal' psychological archetypes or myths. 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 this book an essential tool not only for literary and classical scholars, but for all students of literature.

Michael Ferber is Professor of English at the University of New Hampshire.

• Published: June 2007 Cambridge University Press
• format: Paperback
• isbn: 9780521690546
• length: 262 pages
• dimensions: 245 x 175 x 15 mm
• Used, good condition