World Civilizations Ap Edition Glossary Of Literary

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This webpage contains an alphabetical glossary of literary terms and their definitions. It focuses particularly on the material I most frequently teach (classical and medieval literature, the history of the English language, and science fiction narratives). Because the list is fairly lengthy, I have subdivided it into several pages. Hunt for the term you want alphabetically within each letter's webpage. You can supplement this knowledge by looking in the glossary in the back of your literature books, in dictionaries, and online more generally. Do note that entries marked with a tiny construction barrier ()or the abbreviation TBA ('to be announced') are still in the process of being written or revised, so these entries will change as I polish them.

[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M]

[N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

I consulted the following works while preparing this list. I have tried to give credit to specific sources when feasible, but in many cases multiple reference works use the same examples or provide the same dates for common information. Students should examine these resources for more information than these humble webpages provide:

Works Cited:

  • Abrams, M. H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. 6th edition. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College Pub., 1993. [Now superseded by later editions.]
  • ---. 'Poetic Forms and Literary Terminology.' The Norton Anthology of English Literature. 7th edition. Volume 1. New York: Norton, 2000. 2944-61. 2 Vols.
  • Algeo, John and Thomas Pyles. The Origin and Development of the English Language. 5th edition. U.S.A., 2004.
  • Anderson, Douglas. 'Note on the Text' in J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings. 50th anniversary edition. Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
  • Baugh, A. C. and Thomas Cable. A History of the English Language. 6th edition. Boston: Pearson Publishing, 2013.
  • Brown, Michelle P. Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms. London: The British Library and the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1994.
  • Burkert, Walter. Greek Religion. [Originally published 1977 as Griechische Religion der archaischen und klassischen Epoche.] Trans. John Raffan. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1985.
  • Catholic University of America Editorial Staff. The New Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: McGraw-Hill. 1967-79.
  • Corbett, Edward P. J. Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student. 3rd edition. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1990.
  • Crow, Martin and Virginia E. Leland. 'A Chronology of Chaucer's Life and Times.' As condensed and reproduced in Larry Benson's The Canterbury Tales, Complete. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000. xxiii-xxv.
  • Cuddon, J. A. The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. London: Penguin Books, 1991.
  • Damrosch, David, gen. ed. The Longman Anthology of British Literature. 2nd Compact Edition. Volume A. New York: Pearson, 2004. 3 Vols.
  • Deutsch, Babette. Poetry Handbook: A Dictionary of Terms. Fourth Edition. New York: Harper and Row, 1974. Reprint as Barnes and Noble Edition, 1981.
  • Drout, Michael D. C. J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment. New York: Routledge, 2007.
  • Duffy, Seán. Medieval Ireland: An Encyclopedia. New York: Routledge, 2005.
  • Eagleton, Terry. Literary Theory: An Introduction. Minneapolis: U of Minnesota P, 1983.
  • Elkhadem, Saad. The York Dictionary Literary Terms and Their Origin: English, French, German, Spanish. York P, 1976.
  • Feeney, Denis. 'Introduction.' Ovid: Metamorphóses Trans. David Raeburn. London: Penguin Books, 2004.
  • Gabel, John B. and Charles B. Wheeler. The Bible as Literature: An Introduction. New York: Oxford U P, 1986.
  • Giroux, Joan. The Haiku Form. New York: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1974. Reprinted New York: Barnes and Noble, 1999.
  • Greenblatt, Stephen. 'Glossary.' The Norton Shakespeare: Tragedies. New York: Norton, 1997. 1139-43.
  • Guerin, Wilfred L., et al. 'Glossary.' A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature. 2nd ed. New York: Harper and Row, 1979. 317-29.
  • Harkins, Williams E. Dictionary of Russian Literature. The New Students Outline Series. Patterson, New Jersey: Littlefield, Adams, and Co., 1959.
  • Harvey, Sir Paul and Dorothy Eagle, eds. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 4th ed. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1969.
  • Holman, C. Hugh. A Handbook to Literature. 3rd edition. New York: The Odyssey Press, 1972.
  • Hopper, Vincent Foster. Medieval Number Symbolism: Its Sources, Meaning, and Influence on Thought and Expression. 1938. Republished Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 2000.
  • Horobin, Simon. Chaucer's Language. New York: Palgrave McMillan, 2007.
  • Kane, George. The Autobiographical Fallacy in Chaucer and Langland Studies. London: H. K. Lewis, 1965.
  • Lacy, Norris J. The New Arthurian Encyclopedia. New York: Garland Publishing, 1996.
  • Lanham, Richard A. A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms. 2nd edition. Berkeley: U of California P, 1991.
  • Marshall, Jeremy and Fred McDonald. Questions of English. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1995.
  • Mawson, C. O. Sylvester and Charles Berlitz. Dictionary of Foreign Terms. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 2nd ed. 1975.
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  • O'Donoghue, Heather. Old Norse-Icelandic Literature: A Short Introduction. Malden, MA:Blackwell Publishing, 2004.
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  • Preminger, Alex, and T.V.F. Brogan, et al. The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics. New York: MJF Books for Princeton University Press, 1993.
  • Perelman, Ch. and L. Olbrechts-Tyteca. The New Rhetoric: A Treatise on Argumentation. Notre Dame, U of Notre Dame P, 2000.
  • Pound, Ezra. ABC of Reading. New York: Laughlin, 1960..
  • Quinn, Arthur. Figures of Speech: 60 Ways to Turn a Phrase. Davis, California: Hermagoras P, 1993.
  • Rae, Gail. Guide to Literary Terms. Staten Island, New York: Research and Educational Association, 1998.
  • Roberts, Edgar V. and Henry E. Jacobs. 'Glossary of Literary Terms.' Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing. 6th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001. 2028-50.
  • Scott, Kathleen L. Later Gothic Manuscripts, 1390-1490. A Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles 6. London: Harvey Miller Publishers, 1996. 2 Vols.
  • Shaw, Harry. Concise Dictionary of Literary Terms. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976.
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  • Smith, Richard Upsher, Jr. A Glossary of Terms in Grammar, Rhetoric, and Prosody for Readers of Greek and Latin. Mundelein, Illinois: Bolchazy-Caducci Publishers, Inc., 2011.
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  • Smith, David P. 'Glossary of Grammar Terms.' [Miscellaneous handouts made available to students in Basic Greek at Carson-Newman University in the Fall Term of 2006.]
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  • Williams, Jerri. 'Schemes and Tropes.' [Miscellaneous handouts made available to her graduate students at West Texas A & M University in the Fall Term of 1993.]
  • Yasuda, Kenneth. The Japanese Haiku: Its Essential Nature, History, and Possibilities in English. Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1957.
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World Civilizations Ap Edition Third

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Welcome to AP World History. You are taking this course at a critical juncture: humanity faces global crises of epic proportions–global warming, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, conflict in nearly every corner of the world, the spread of disease, economic uncertainty, and an enormous gulf between rich and poor. Despite the obvious need, international organizations (such as the U.N.) have never been weaker; the forces of nationalism, separatism, violence and hatred have never been stronger. And while there are many obstacles standing in the way—ultra-nationalism, parochialism, oil dependency, burgeoning nation-state debt, population pressures and disturbing demographic trends—there are people and organizations making a difference, trying to devise solutions in a variety of areas (from organizations like the World Bank to NGOs and universities and other civic organizations). World historians are reacting to these forces as well, helping to foster habits of mind for a new age, a time when understanding global trends and cultures around the world is critically important. In short, a global outlook is critical for your generation and the world you will confront as adults. (Click here for more.)

Of course, this is an AP class. It is a difficult, fast-paced course. Here students are expected to take the initiative, to dig deeper, investigate and think critically about a range of topics. Part of that independent learning process involves this website. ALL of the units of instruction for the year are outlined on this site (on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd trimester pages–see tabs); students in this class are, therefore, expected to check the site and carefully read ALL directions. Less time on logistics will provide us more time focusing on the material and the skills and mindset of the world historian.

In terms of AP, it is a difficult test (with a 54 percent national pass rate, in 2010 it was only 48%); the list of AP topics is very lengthy (click here). Again, independence and initiative are the order of the day, as students are asked to maintain an e-portfolio–which includes a-self-designed study guide that incorporates the information form this lengthy AP list. (Click here for more details.)

World Civilizations Ap Edition Glossary Of LiteraryTerminology

Lastly, the summer reading is another example of the expectations of this course. Students must read Fareed Zakaria’s The Post American World, a provocative book that uses historical trends to look at the present and the near future. We will use this book in a number of ways (certain chapters will come into play at various times throughout the year) and his central concern, the shifting balance of global power over the next 30 years, will be the subject of a debate in class at the end of the first trimester. In other words, this is an important book in this class. A careful job with it over the summer will only help you during the school-year (when the work load tends to get crazy at WA, particularly as students take their first honors and AP-level courses, which is usually the case with students taking this AP course).

In addition to Zakaria’s book, you will need to purchase the following: Robert Marks, The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Ecological Narrative (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, May 2002); John Reader, Africa: A Biography of the Continent (Vintage; First Edition, September 7, 1999); AP – World History, 3rd ed (Peterson’s AP World History); and The Bedford Glossary of World History (any edition).

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We will also use Peter Stearns, et al. World Civilizations: The Global Experience, Combined Volume (6th Edition) in class–I have a classroom set of textbooks that you will use throughout the year.

World Civilizations Ap Edition Glossary Of Literary Terminology

There are high expectations here. You can do it. It will take hard work. Pushing yourself in the manner outlined above will be worth it in the end (on the AP test, in future upper-level courses at Worcester Academy, in college and beyond). Welcome to the course.