The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition - Softcover

Roland Greene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0691154910 ISBN 13: 9780691154916

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 2012

Synopsis

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

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Review:

"[T]he Princeton Encyclopedia has earned its reputation as the standard reference work for the array of topics comprehended by the study of poetry. . . . [I]ts coverage of an impressive range of poetic traditions hitherto relatively unheralded in mainstream Western criticism is one of its most prominent achievements. . . . [T]his edition of the Encyclopedia has turned concertedly to expert specialists in non-Western poetries like never quite before, which allows for subtle, well-informed and finely grained entries across (almost) the full range of world poetries. . . . [T]his fourth edition of The Princeton Encyclopedia superlatively fulfils its nearly fifty-year-old commitment to, as the preface to the first edition had it, 'accuracy, utility, interest, and . . . thoroughness.'"---Ross Wilson, Times Literary Supplement

"Ever since the first edition of this work, in 1965, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics has been a comprehensive and authoritative reference work valued by students, teachers, and poets. . . . This edition will be welcomed by all readers of poetry. It provides so many new essays and updates, and, finally, has an index, which is useful as the Encyclopedia does not include entries on individual poets, but rather discusses them in the context of the larger topics to which they are related. Also beneficial is the new page layout that is easier to read and more conducive to browsing. Highly recommended."--Library Journal

"This is a huge reference work, and the publicity people at Princeton are justifiably proud of it. Even though this book is about poetry, it is surprisingly complete. For example; I love how the book discusses the poetry of a people and ties it to their history--I mean, I could read this book for the historical context of a particular body of ethnic or linguistic poetry alone, but of course, there is plenty of poetry in here, too. If you are a poet, a student of poetry or if you (like me) love reading poetry, then this is, without any doubt, the book for you! It certainly would make an excellent gift for the poet, scholar or poetry lover in your life."---Devorah Bennu, GrrlScientist

"[W]orthy. . . . [M]onumental."---Stuart Mitchner, Town Topics

"[I]f you're a student of poetry, you'll want to own a copy. . . . The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics goes far beyond a beginner's guide to poetry, and the new Fourth Edition is a worthy update to an already excellent encyclopedia series."--Poetry International

"The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics is a stupendous work. . . . What makes it unique and extremely valuable is the exhaustive entries. . . . Running into 1639 pages, in single volume, this is a huge contribution to the study of poetry and poetics. Any student of literature and linguistics should have a copy as it introduces the reader to every nuance of poetry, in its finest. A marvelous work indeed."---Vaidehi Nathan, Organiser

"[O]ne of the greatest literary reference works in all of poetry. . . . The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics is an excellent, worthy addition to anyone's collection."---John Cowans, BookPleasures

"This belongs on the desk of anyone teaching creative writing or literature, and anyone over the age of twelve who is serious about poetry."---Barbara Berman, Rumpus

"You can't say enough about The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, because it has already said just about everything. It is an encyclopedia, after all, but more than that, it is a thoroughly illuminating text that contains everything a poet or critic might need to know, from Accentual-Syllabic Verse to Zulu poetry. To put it simply, it is the most fascinating book on poetics published this year."---Stephan Delbos, Body

"[T]his encyclopedia is a bargain for anyone seriously interested in poetry. . . . This Princeton Encyclopedia, for all its contemporaneity, has the bonus of several hundred years' scholarship behind it. . . . The entries . . . are scholarly and extremely wide-ranging. All kinds of poetry are . . . taken seriously and the traditions of all major languages--and many minor ones--are treated in considerable detail."---Geoff Page, Age

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0691154910
• ISBN 13: 9780691154916
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 1664
• Editor: Roland Greene, Stephen Cushman, Clare Cavanagh, Jahan Ramazani, Paul Rouzer