A Glossary of Literary Terms Author:M. H. Abrams You need this paperback glossary of literary terms if you're in doubt abvout the literary connotations of: archetype, bowdlerize, catharsis, empathy, Expressionism, Primitivism; or cannot quickly name the authors associated with: the Augustan Age, The Neoclassic Period, The Gothic Novel. All such terms are fully defined in this widely used Glos... more »sary. In addition it gives their background, various uses, and related terms. Teachers of literature everywhere recommend this basic reference for the study of literature, literary history, and criticism.« less