Thinking in circles : an essay on ring composition / Mary Douglas.
| Author/creator | Douglas, Mary |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2007. |
| Description | xv, 169 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Series | Terry lecture series Terry lectures. ^A36225 |
| Contents | Ancient rings worldwide -- Moods and genres -- How to construct and recognize a ring -- Alternating bands : numbers -- The central place : numbers -- Modern, not-quite rings -- Tristram Shandy : testing for ring shape -- Two central places, two rings : the Iliad -- Alternating nights and days : the Iliad -- The ending : how to complete a ring -- The latch : Jakobson's conundrum. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-159) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006020410 |
| ISBN | 0300117620 |
| ISBN | 9780300117622 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN212 .D68 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |