As traced in "Words Well Put," the vision of poetic competence evolved for over a millennium from calculated performances of inherited words to sincere passionate outbursts to displays of verbal wit combining calculation with the appearance of spontaneity. By the seventh century, calculation, passion, and wit had converged to produce a multivalent concept of competence as a repertoire of competencies to use as the occasion demanded. This book tells the story of the development of poetic competence to uncover the complexity of the concept and to identify the sources and exemplars of that complexity.
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As traced in "Words Well Put," the vision of poetic competence evolved for over a millennium from calculated performances of inherited words to sincere passionate outbursts to displays of verbal wit combining calculation with the appearance of spontaneity. By the seventh century, calculation, passion, and wit had converged to produce a multivalent concept of competence as a repertoire of competencies to use as the occasion demanded. This book tells the story of the development of poetic competence to uncover the complexity of the concept and to identify the sources and exemplars of that complexity.
Imprint | Harvard University Asia Center |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series |
Release date | March 2006 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | March 2006 |
Authors | Graham Sanders |
Dimensions | 235 x 156 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 375 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-02140-2 |
Barcode | 9780674021402 |
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LSN | 0-674-02140-1 |