The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (Paperback)

Roland Greene

ISBN 10: 0691154910 / ISBN 13: 9780691154916

Editore: Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 2012

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Paperback. Through three editions over more than four decades, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics has built an unrivaled reputation as the most comprehensive and authoritative reference for students, scholars, and poets on all aspects of its subject: history, movements, genres, prosody, rhetorical devices, critical terms, and more. Now this landmark work has been thoroughly revised and updated for the twenty-first century. Compiled by an entirely new team of editors, the fourth edition--the first new edition in almost twenty years--reflects recent changes in literary and cultural studies, providing up-to-date coverage and giving greater attention to the international aspects of poetry, all while preserving the best of the previous volumes At well over a million words and more than 1,000 entries, the Encyclopedia has unparalleled breadth and depth. Entries range in length from brief paragraphs to major essays of 15,000 words, offering a more thorough treatment--including expert synthesis and indispensable bibliographies--than conventional handbooks or dictionaries. This is a book that no reader or writer of poetry will want to be without.* Thoroughly revised and updated by a new editorial team for twenty-first-century students, scholars, and poets * More than 250 new entries cover recent terms, movements, and related topics * Broader international coverage includes articles on the poetries of more than 110 nations, regions, and languages * Expanded coverage of poetries of the non-Western and developing worlds * Updated bibliographies and cross-references * New, easier-to-use page design * Fully indexed for the first time Suitable for students, scholars, and poets on various aspects of its subject: history, movements, genres, prosody, rhetorical devices, critical terms, and more, this book reflects changes in literary and cultural studies, providing coverage and giving greater attention to the international aspects of poetry. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (Paperback)
• Editore: Princeton University Press, New Jersey
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0691154910
• ISBN 13: 9780691154916
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Edizione: quarta edizione
• Condizione: new

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Riassunto

The most important poetry reference for more than four decades—now fully updated for the twenty-first century

Through three editions over more than four decades, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics has built an unrivaled reputation as the most comprehensive and authoritative reference for students, scholars, and poets on all aspects of its subject: history, movements, genres, prosody, rhetorical devices, critical terms, and more. Now this landmark work has been thoroughly revised and updated for the twenty-first century. Compiled by an entirely new team of editors, the fourth edition—the first new edition in almost twenty years—reflects recent changes in literary and cultural studies, providing up-to-date coverage and giving greater attention to the international aspects of poetry, all while preserving the best of the previous volumes.

At well over a million words and more than 1,000 entries, the Encyclopedia has unparalleled breadth and depth. Entries range in length from brief paragraphs to major essays of 15,000 words, offering a more thorough treatment—including expert synthesis and indispensable bibliographies—than conventional handbooks or dictionaries.

This is a book that no reader or writer of poetry will want to be without.

• Thoroughly revised and updated by a new editorial team for twenty-first-century students, scholars, and poets


• More than 250 new entries cover recent terms, movements, and related topics


• Broader international coverage includes articles on the poetries of more than 110 nations, regions, and languages


• Expanded coverage of poetries of the non-Western and developing worlds


• Updated bibliographies and cross-references


• New, easier-to-use page design


• Fully indexed for the first time

Informazioni sull?autore

Roland Greene is the Mark Pigott KBE Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences and Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Stanford University. Stephen Cushman is the Robert C. Taylor Professor of English at the University of Virginia. Clare Cavanagh is Professor of Slavic and Comparative Literature at Northwestern University. Jahan Ramazani is the Edgar F. Shannon Professor of English at the University of Virginia. Paul F. Rouzer is Associate Professor of Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Minnesota.