The encyclopaedia contains more than 400 articles on poetics and poetological texts from all epochs of Western literature. Particular emphasis is placed on poetological reflection in the modern age, especially on poetics by authors themselves and on literature in German. The encyclopaedia, a collaborative project involving over 150 experts from various literary disciplines, meets a long-felt need among researchers in literary studies.

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Monika Schmitz-Emans und Uwe Lindemann, Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Manfred Schmeling, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken.