In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs or excerpts by different authors.[1]
In genrefiction, the term anthology typically categorizes collections of shorter works, such as short stories and short novels, by different authors, each featuring unrelated casts of characters and settings, and usually collected into a single volume for publication. Alternatively, it can also be a collection of selected writings (short stories, poems etc.) by one author.[2][3]
Complete collections of works are often called "complete works" or "opera omnia" (Latin equivalent).
The word entered the English language in the 17th century, from the Greek word, ἀνθολογία (anthologic, literally "a collection of blossoms", from ἄνθος, ánthos, flower), a reference to one of the earliest known anthologies, the Garland (Στέφανος, stéphanos), the introduction to which compares each of its anthologized poets to a flower. That Garland by Meléagros of Gadara formed the kernel for what has become known as the Greek Anthology.
Florilegium, a Latin derivative for a collection of flowers, was used in medieval Europe for an anthology of Latin proverbs and textual excerpts. Shortly before anthology had entered the language, English had begun using florilegium as a word for such a collection.
Traditional
In East Asian tradition, an anthology was a recognized form of compilation of a given poetic form. It was assumed that there was a cyclic development: any particular form, say the tanka in Japan, would be introduced at one point in history, be explored by masters during a subsequent time, and finally be subject to popularisation (and a certain dilution) when it achieved widespread recognition. In this model, which derives from Chinese tradition, the object of compiling an anthology was to preserve the best of a form, and cull the rest.
In the twentieth century, anthologies became an important part of poetry publishing for a number of reasons. For English poetry, the Georgian poetry series [4] was trend-setting; it showed the potential success of publishing an identifiable group of younger poets marked out as a 'generation'. It was followed by numerous collections from the 'stable' of some literary editor, or collated from a given publication, or labelled in some fashion as 'poems of the year'. Academic publishing also followed suit, with the success of the Quiller-CouchOxford Book of English Verse[5] encouraging other collections not limited to modern poetry. The concept of 'modern verse' was fostered by the appearance of the phrase in titles such as the Faber & Faber anthology by Michael Roberts,[6] and the very different William Butler YeatsOxford Book of Modern Verse.[7]
Since publishers generally found anthology publication a more flexible medium than the collection of a single poet's work, and indeed rang innumerable changes on the idea as a way of marketing poetry, publication in an anthology (in the right company) became at times a sought-after form of recognition for poets. The self-definition of movements, dating back at least to Ezra Pound's efforts on behalf of Imagism, could be linked on one front to the production of an anthology of the like-minded. Also, whilst not connected with poetry, publishers have produced collective works of fiction from a number of authors and used the term anthology to describe the collective nature of the text. These have been in a number of subjects, including Erotica, edited by Mitzi Szereto and American Gothic Tales edited by Joyce Carol Oates.
^Lim, Samantha (31 December 2019). "Telltale Food, Malaysia's First Food Anthology". Malaysia Tatler. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
^Genzlinger, Neil (12 August 2019). "Lee Bennett Hopkins, Champion of Poetry for Children, Dies at 81". The New York Times.
^James Bridges (Independent Scholar) (31 July 2002). "/ Bridges, James. Georgian Poetry. The Literary Encyclopedia. 31 July 2002". Litencyc.com. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
^"Quiller-Couch, Arthur, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250 – 1900". Bartleby.com. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
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For other uses see Anthology disambiguation In book publishing an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler it may be a collection of plays poems short stories songs or excerpts by different authors 1 In genre fiction the term anthology typically categorizes collections of shorter works such as short stories and short novels by different authors each featuring unrelated casts of characters and settings and usually collected into a single volume for publication Alternatively it can also be a collection of selected writings short stories poems etc by one author 2 3 Complete collections of works are often called complete works or opera omnia Latin equivalent Contents 1 Etymology 2 Traditional 3 Twentieth century 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEtymology EditThe word entered the English language in the 17th century from the Greek word ἀn8ologia anthologic literally a collection of blossoms from ἄn8os anthos flower a reference to one of the earliest known anthologies the Garland Stefanos stephanos the introduction to which compares each of its anthologized poets to a flower That Garland by Meleagros of Gadara formed the kernel for what has become known as the Greek Anthology Florilegium a Latin derivative for a collection of flowers was used in medieval Europe for an anthology of Latin proverbs and textual excerpts Shortly before anthology had entered the language English had begun using florilegium as a word for such a collection Traditional EditIn East Asian tradition an anthology was a recognized form of compilation of a given poetic form It was assumed that there was a cyclic development any particular form say the tanka in Japan would be introduced at one point in history be explored by masters during a subsequent time and finally be subject to popularisation and a certain dilution when it achieved widespread recognition In this model which derives from Chinese tradition the object of compiling an anthology was to preserve the best of a form and cull the rest In Malaysia an anthology or antologi in Malay is a collection of syair sajak or modern prose proses drama scripts and pantuns Notable anthologies that are used in secondary schools include Sehijau Warna Daun Seuntai Kata Untuk Dirasa Anak Bumi Tercinta Anak Laut and Kerusi Twentieth century EditIn the twentieth century anthologies became an important part of poetry publishing for a number of reasons For English poetry the Georgian poetry series 4 was trend setting it showed the potential success of publishing an identifiable group of younger poets marked out as a generation It was followed by numerous collections from the stable of some literary editor or collated from a given publication or labelled in some fashion as poems of the year Academic publishing also followed suit with the success of the Quiller Couch Oxford Book of English Verse 5 encouraging other collections not limited to modern poetry The concept of modern verse was fostered by the appearance of the phrase in titles such as the Faber amp Faber anthology by Michael Roberts 6 and the very different William Butler Yeats Oxford Book of Modern Verse 7 Since publishers generally found anthology publication a more flexible medium than the collection of a single poet s work and indeed rang innumerable changes on the idea as a way of marketing poetry publication in an anthology in the right company became at times a sought after form of recognition for poets The self definition of movements dating back at least to Ezra Pound s efforts on behalf of Imagism could be linked on one front to the production of an anthology of the like minded Also whilst not connected with poetry publishers have produced collective works of fiction from a number of authors and used the term anthology to describe the collective nature of the text These have been in a number of subjects including Erotica edited by Mitzi Szereto and American Gothic Tales edited by Joyce Carol Oates See also Edit Poetry portalAnthology film Chrestomathy Diwan Miscellany Omnibus edition Primer Book series Volume bibliography Collection publishing References Edit Wood County native part of poetry anthology Lim Samantha 31 December 2019 Telltale Food Malaysia s First Food Anthology Malaysia Tatler Retrieved 7 January 2020 Genzlinger Neil 12 August 2019 Lee Bennett Hopkins Champion of Poetry for Children Dies at 81 The New York Times James Bridges Independent Scholar 31 July 2002 Bridges James Georgian Poetry The Literary Encyclopedia 31 July 2002 Litencyc com Retrieved 24 December 2012 Quiller Couch Arthur ed 1919 The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250 1900 Bartleby com Retrieved 24 December 2012 Faber Anthologies Archived February 6 2009 at the Wayback Machine Fantastic Fiction Oxford Book of Modern Verse Archived from the original on 4 November 2014 External links Edit Media related to Anthologies at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anthology amp oldid 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