cuddon+preston

SOURCE:

CUDDON, J. A.; PRESTON, C. A dictionary of literary terms and literary theory. 4 ed. Wiley-Blackwell, 1998. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 23 out. 2011.

a) List important ideas. This dictionary includes an extensive definition of the terms "symbol" and "symbolism", including examples.

b) Identify the key terms and the relationship between them. The key terms are symbolism and symbol, the latter being a derivative of the former.

c) Summarize important quotes taking the key term into account.

A symbol "is an object, animate or inanimate, which representes or 'stands for' something else."

"A symbol differs from an allegorical (see ALLEGORY) sign in that it has a real existence, whereas an allegorical sign is arbitrary."

"Actions and gestures are also symbolic. The clenched fist symbolizes aggression. Beating of the breast of the breast signifies remorse. Arms raised denote surrender."

"A literary symbol combines an image with a concept (words themselves are a kind of symbol)."

"Henri Régnier made the additional point that a symbol is a kind of comparison between the abstract and the concrete in which one of the terms of the comparison is only suggested. Thus it is implicit, oblique; not spelt out."

d) What are their positions in relation to the topic? Since it is a dictionary entry, the author did not state a position in relation to the topic, only the definition of a term.