Home›Forms›Place of OriginBrowse ByPlace of OriginPlace of origin names where a literary form was first developed. Wikipedia notes the sonnet was "originating in 13th-century Sicily," centuries before it reached England through poets such as Wyatt and Shakespeare. This dimension shows which places have given the world their own lasting literary forms.Place of OriginSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Place of OriginFilter Results34 entriesAdmission YearAll1707 (1)Area (sq km)All10,452 (1)100,472 (1)103,125 (1)132,049 (1)132,932 (1)242,500 (1)263,310 (1)302,069 (1)325,000 (1)331,338 (1)347,681 (1)357,022 (1)377,975 (1)385,207 (1)505,983 (1)632,702.3 (1)811,569 (1)996,603 (1)1,241,238 (1)1,648,195 (1)1,972,550 (1)2,870,000 (1)3,237,500 (1)3,287,263 (1)6,142,700 (1)8,510,346 (1)9,572,900 (1)9,866,632 (1)10,186,000 (1)17,075,400 (1)20,111,457 (1)30,370,000 (1)Country CountAll44 (1)54 (1)Dissolution or End YearAll1492 (1)Highest Elevation (m)All5642 (1)5895 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll711 (1)1492 (1)1776 (1)1801 (1)1821 (1)1822 (1)1832 (1)1861 (1)1905 (1)1922 (1)1943 (1)1944 (1)1945 (2)1946 (1)1947 (2)1949 (1)1960 (1)1991 (1)PopulationAll394,324 (1)5,355,220 (1)5,364,482 (1)5,627,400 (1)9,267,000 (1)10,627,701 (1)21,000,000 (1)24,745,000 (1)49,752,000 (1)51,106,229 (1)56,490,048 (1)57,600,000 (1)58,900,000 (1)69,081,996 (1)69,414,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)92,417,681 (1)95,000,000 (1)103,439,000 (1)109,139,000 (1)114,000,000 (1)122,587,000 (1)134,000,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)213,421,037 (1)340,587,000 (1)380,000,000 (1)468,200,000 (1)656,098,097 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 34AfricaPlace of Origin2 entriesal-AndalusPlace of Origin1 entryThe Arabian PeninsulaPlace of Origin2 entriesBrazilPlace of Origin1 entryChinaPlace of Origin4 entriesEgyptPlace of Origin1 entryEnglandPlace of Origin1 entryEuropePlace of Origin2 entriesFrancePlace of Origin13 entriesGermanyPlace of Origin1 entryGreecePlace of Origin3 entriesIcelandPlace of Origin3 entriesIndiaPlace of Origin3 entriesIranPlace of Origin3 entriesItalyPlace of Origin6 entriesJapanPlace of Origin7 entriesLatin AmericaPlace of Origin1 entryLebanonPlace of Origin1 entryThe LevantPlace of Origin1 entryMalay ArchipelagoPlace of Origin1 entryMaliPlace of Origin1 entryMexicoPlace of Origin1 entryNajdPlace of Origin1 entryNew ZealandPlace of Origin1 entryNorwayPlace of Origin1 entryPhilippinesPlace of Origin1 entryRussiaPlace of Origin2 entriesScandinaviaPlace of Origin1 entrySouth KoreaPlace of Origin3 entriesSpainPlace of Origin2 entriesUnited KingdomPlace of Origin7 entriesUnited StatesPlace of Origin4 entriesVietnamPlace of Origin1 entryWest AfricaPlace of Origin2 entriesSourcesThe Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poeticstier 1Princeton University PressContains: Terza RimaContains: The Spenserian SonnetContains: The Curtal SonnetContains: The BalladeContains: The VirelaiContains: The Chant RoyalContains: The KyrielleContains: The LaiContains: The VillancicoContains: The DecimaContains: The CanzoneContains: ChokaContains: SedokaContains: SenryuContains: Qit'aContains: The MuwashshahContains: The ZajalContains: The MarsiyaContains: Skaldic VerseContains: Eddic VerseContains: The Chanson de GesteContains: The MasnaviContains: The DohaContains: The SubhashitaContains: The ClerihewContains: The EnglynContains: The TanagaContains: The Found PoemContains: The Erasure PoemContains: The Cut-upContains: The Verse NovelContains: HaibunFrame Story (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia)Contains: The Frame NarrativeView the SourceQasida (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia)Contains: The QasidaView the SourceStream of Consciousness (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia)Contains: Stream of ConsciousnessView the SourceEncyclopaedia Britannicatier 1Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Contains: Shi (Chinese Classical Poetry)Contains: Ci (Chinese Lyric Meter)Contains: Qu (Chinese Verse Drama Form)Contains: HyanggaContains: GasaContains: Luc BatContains: BylinyContains: The CorridoContains: The Praise PoemContains: The Griot EpicContains: WaiataContains: Fu (Chinese Rhapsody)Contains: The ParableContains: The SagaView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.