The Princeton Handbook of Poetic Terms: Third Edition

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An essential handbook for literary studies The Princeton Handbook of Poetic Termsdrawn from the latest edition of the acclaimed Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poeticsprovides an authoritative guide to the most important terms in the study of poetry and literature. Featuring 226 fully revised and updated entries including 100 that are new to this edition the book offers clear and insightful definitions and discussions of critical concepts genres forms movements and poetic elements followed by invaluable up-to-date bibliographies that guide users to further reading and research. Because the entries are carefully selected and adapted from the Princeton Encyclopedia the Handbook has unrivalled breadth and depth for a book of its kind in a convenient portable size. Fully indexed for the first time and complete with an introduction by the editors this is an essential volume for all literature students teachers and researchers as well as other readers and writers. Drawn from the latest edition of the acclaimed Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics Provides 226 fully updated and authoritative entries including 100 new to this edition written by an international team of leading scholars Features entries on critical concepts (canon mimesis prosody syntax); genres forms and movements (ballad blank verse confessional poetry ode); and terms (apostrophe hypotaxis and parataxis meter tone) Includes an introduction bibliographies cross-references and a full index