The Princeton Handbook of World Poetries

An authoritative and comprehensive guide to poetry throughout the world The Princeton Handbook of World Poetries —drawn from the latest edition of the acclaimed Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics —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 ext