A companion to poetic genre
By: edited by Erik Martiny
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781444336733
Subjects: Poetics; History and criticism; Poetry; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry; History
Description: "A Companion to Poetic Genre brings together over 40 contributions from leading academics to provide critical overviews of poetic genres and their modern adaptations.  Covers a large range of poetic cultural traditions from Britain, Ireland, North America, Japan and the Caribbea  Summarises many genres from their earliest origins to their most recent renderings  The only full-length critical collection to deal with modern adaptations of poetic genres  Contributors include Bernard O'Donoghue, Stephen Burt, Jahan Ramazani, and many other notable scholars of poetry and poetics"--

"This eagerly awaited companion features over 40 contributions from leading academicsaround the world, and offers critical overviews of numerous poetic genres"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.