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A Dictionary of Literary Symbols
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
pletely 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 and Humanities at the University
of New Hampshire. His books include The Poetry of William Blake (1991), The
Poetry of Shelley (1993), and panion to European Romanticism (2005).
A Dictionary of Literary Symbols
Second edition
Michael Ferber
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Cambridge University Press
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Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York
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© Michael Ferber 1999, 2007
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without the written permission of Cambridge University Press.
First published in print format 2007
ISBN-13 978-0-511-34169-4 eBook (EBL)
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ISBN-13 978-0-521-87042-9 hardback
ISBN-10 0-521-87042-9 hardback
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