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The New Critical Idiom is a Routledge series of introductory guides designed to meet the needs of today's students grappling with the complexities of modern critical terminology. Each book in the series provides: • A clear, explanatory guide to the use (and abuse) of the term • An original and distinctive overview by a leading literary and cultural critic • Helpful definitions of the boundaries between the literary and non-literary • Basic guidance for the introductory reader in how the term relates to the larger field of cultural representation With a strong emphasis on clarity, lively debate and the widest possible breadth of examples, The New Critical Idiom is an indispensable guide to key topics in literary studies.