Ring Composition is new to me--seems interesting, even if not consciously known > From millennia-old Chinese writings to the epic poetry of Homer to the Bible,

Ring Composition is new to me--seems interesting, even if not consciously known > From millennia-old Chinese writings to the epic poetry of Homer to the Bible, ring composition is a structure commonly found in ancient texts all over the globe—transcending time, culture, and geography. Social anthropologist Mary Douglas explains the technique in her book Thinking in Circles: An Essay on Ring Composition. And for starters, she writes that the form “comes in many sizes, from a few lines to a whole book.”