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10 • Brevity, Verbosity and Balance (īǧāz, iṭnāb, musāwāt)

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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.

Pubblicato
27 Febbraio 2024
Accettato
10 Gennaio 2024
Presentato
30 Luglio 2023
Lingua
EN
ISBN (PRINT)
978-88-6969-782-1
ISBN (EBOOK)
978-88-6969-781-4
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