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THEPENGUTNDICTIONARYOFLITERARYTERMSANDLITERARYTHEORYJ.A.cuddonwasborn inl92B.Hewaseducatedat DouaischoolandatBrasenosecollege,oxford,where,aftertakingadegree,hedidpostgraduateworkon theconceprof evilandthedevilinmedievalandRenaissanceiterature.Aswellas numerousessays,shortstories,articles,contributionstoencyclopedias,adozenplaysandthreelibretti,healso publishedanumberofnovels,notablyA Muhitudeofsins,Testamentoflscariot,Actsof Darkness,TbesixwoundsandTheBrideofBattersea,andtwotravelbooks,Tbeoul'swatcbsong:Astudyof IstanbulandrhecompanionGuidetolugoslauia.ADictionaryof LiteraryTerms,thebasisof thiswork,wasbegunwhilehe wasona fellowshipatcambridgeinrgl9andwas completedsevenyearsater.In1980hepublishedADictionaryofsportandGames,atwo-millionwordaccountofmostof thespomsandgamesof theworldsince5200rc,whichcameourinpaperbackn 19g1.HeediredbothThePenguinBookof GhoststoriesandThepenguinBookofHorrorstoriesin1984,andJamesHogg'sTheprivateMemoirsandconfessionsofaJustifiedsinnerinr99j.Acompulsivetraveller,witha specialinrerestntheBalkansandtheNearEast,hismainrecreationswere goingtothetheatre,watchingsportandpursuinganamateurinterestnzoology.J.A.cuddondied inMarchl996.rnitsobiruaryTheTimesdescribedhimas'oneofthegreatpolymathsofhisd"y...rearnedanderudite...lhewas]alwaysapleasureo read'.