{"product_id":"the-princeton-handbook-of-world-roland-greene-9780691170510","title":"The Princeton Handbook of World Poetries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative and comprehensive guide to poetry throughout the world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Princeton Handbook of World Poetries\u003c\/i\u003e--drawn from the latest edition of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003ePrinceton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics\u003c\/i\u003e--provides a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the history and practice of poetry in more than 100 major regional, national, and diasporic literatures and language traditions around the globe. With more than 165 entries, the book combines broad overviews and focused accounts to give extensive coverage of poetic traditions throughout the world. For students, teachers, researchers, poets, and other readers, it supplies a one-of-a-kind resource, offering in-depth treatment of Indo-European poetries (all the major Celtic, Slavic, Germanic, and Romance languages, and others); ancient Middle Eastern poetries (Hebrew, Persian, Sumerian, and Assyro-Babylonian); subcontinental Indian poetries (Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Urdu, and more); Asian and Pacific poetries (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Mongolian, Nepalese, Thai, and Tibetan); Spanish American poetries (those of Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Chile, and many other Latin American countries); indigenous American poetries (Guaran , Inuit, and Navajo); and African poetries (those of Ethiopia, Somalia, South Africa, and other countries, and including African languages, English, French, and Portuguese). Complete with an introduction by the editors, this is an essential volume for anyone interested in understanding poetry in an international context.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrawn from the latest edition of the acclaimed\u003ci\u003e Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides more than 165 authoritative entries on poetry in more than 100 regional, national, and diasporic literatures and language traditions throughout the world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures extensive coverage of non-Western poetic traditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes an introduction, bibliographies, cross-references, and a general index\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roland Greene\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691170517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691170510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2016 pg. 120","brand":"Roland Greene","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925624914175,"sku":"9780691170510","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_411b4e24-e6ac-4d13-af21-0456e13b599a.jpg?v=1681078379","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-princeton-handbook-of-world-roland-greene-9780691170510","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}