Endorsements
“Of the many quality reference books on literary terms out there, I assign Hamilton's to my undergraduates because of its emphasis on applied aesthetics and reading as a kind of pattern recognition. More than a dictionary, this reader-friendly guidebook is designed to cultivate a literary sensibility in readers who may (or may not) be unfamiliar with literature. Thoughtfully organized sequences of short exercises, featuring contextualized excerpts from classic poetry, fiction, and drama, prompt readers to reflect on how and why writers deploy various devices and techniques. Readers not only learn to identify texts' formal features, but more importantly to discern how these literary formations are constructed systematically and why they can produce such powerful effects. The section on figurative language is particularly good at clarifying how tropes function, and the appendix on MLA style is an added bonus. Recommended for use in literature, rhetoric, and composition classes.”
—Eric Dean Rasmussen, Book Reviews Editor, Electronic Book Review; Instructor, University of Illinois at Chicago
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