Series | Bibliotheca Trimalchionis Tertia
Monograph | The Subtle Meaning
Chapter | 10 • Brevity, Verbosity and Balance (īǧāz, iṭnāb, musāwāt)
10 • Brevity, Verbosity and Balance (īǧāz, iṭnāb, musāwāt)
Abstract
This chapter, the last in a series of eight, each of which addresses a different topic within the Persian science of meanings (ʿilm-i maʿānī), examines ‘brevity, verbosity, and balance’ (īǧāz, iṭnāb, musāwāt). This chapter considers how utterance length can be manipulated. It also provides a taxonomy of various techniques of shortening or lengthening an utterance in an eloquent manner. Examples, mainly from Persian poetry, are given as illustrations.
Submitted: July 30, 2023 | Accepted: Jan. 10, 2024 | Published Feb. 27, 2024 | Language: en
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