An indispensable work of reference' Times Literary Supplement The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory is firmly established as a key work of reference in the complex and varied field of literary criticism. Now in its fifth edition, it remains the most comprehensive and accessible work of its kind, and is invaluable for students, teachers and general readers alike. - Gives definitions of technical terms hamartia, iamb, zeugma and critical jargon aporia, binary opposition, intertextuality - Explores literary movements neoclassism, romanticism, vorticism and schools of literary theory - Covers genres elegy, fabliau, pastoral and literary forms haiku, ottava rima, sonnet