Ancient rings worldwide
Modes 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.
OBNB doesn't sell books, but you may be able to find a copy at one of these websites:
Thinking in circles : an essay on ring composition by Mary Douglas. ISBN 9780300117622. Published by Yale University Press in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
