anthologizing
Gathering literary works
Anthologizing is the act of selecting and compiling works into an anthology—a curated collection of writings, music, or other creative pieces.
The term often implies editorial judgment about what deserves preservation or attention: The anthologizing of Beat poetry helped define the movement for later generations.
Someone anthologizing makes choices about what belongs together and what gets remembered.
Gathering items over time
- selectingPicking from options
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- compilingGathering into unified whole
- assemblingFitting parts together
curating · editing · arranging · organizing · excerpting · abridging · reprinting · sequencing
Metrical literary composition
- proseUnversified language
- essaysShort nonfiction prose pieces
- short storiesBrief prose narratives
- excerptsSelected passages from texts
classics · verse · drama · fiction · nonfiction · sonnets · haiku · fables
Storing for long-term keeping
- preservingProtecting from deterioration
- conservingProtecting from depletion
- documentingCreating a formal record
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
canonizing · memorializing · safeguarding · recording · digitizing · restoring · heritage · cultural
Gathered set of items
- volumeAmount of space filled
- compilationGathered works assembled together
- readerOne who peruses text
- omnibusVolume of gathered writings
compendium · treasury · miscellany · sampler · edition · manuscript · foreword · preface
collecting
Gathering items over time
- selectingPicking from options
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- compilingGathering into unified whole
assembling · curating · editing · arranging · organizing · excerpting · abridging · reprinting · sequencing · commissioning
poetry
Metrical literary composition
- proseUnversified language
- essaysShort nonfiction prose pieces
- short storiesBrief prose narratives
excerpts · classics · verse · drama · fiction · nonfiction · sonnets · haiku · fables · epics
archiving
Storing for long-term keeping
- preservingProtecting from deterioration
- conservingProtecting from depletion
- documentingCreating a formal record
cataloging · canonizing · memorializing · safeguarding · recording · digitizing · restoring · heritage · cultural · historical
collection
Gathered set of items
- volumeAmount of space filled
- compilationGathered works assembled together
- readerOne who peruses text
omnibus · compendium · treasury · miscellany · sampler · edition · manuscript · foreword · preface · introduction
anthologizingoriginating
Coming into existence
creating · composing · authoring · inventing · generating
anthologizingdispersing
Spreading widely apart
scattering · excluding · omitting · rejecting · deselecting
anthologizingscattering
Distribution in many directions
dispersing · disaggregating · separating · fragmenting · disassembling
anthology, anthologies, anthologize, anthologized, anthologizes, anthologised