The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition

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The most important poetry reference for more than four decadesnow 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 editionthe first new edition in almost twenty yearsreflects 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 treatmentincluding expert synthesis and indispensable bibliographiesthan 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