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Chrestomathy (Literary Definition)

Chrestomathy Details:

A collection or anthology of passages of prose or verse.
Typically selected for literary study or for learning a language.

Chrestomathy Example:

Mencken, H. L., A Mencken Chrestomathy, New York: Alfred P. Knopf, 1949
See Book cover opposite.

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Flyting (Literary Definition)

Flyting Facts:

Flyting is a slanging match in verse, typically between 2 poets.
The term "flyt" is Scottish for “quarreling,” or “contention.”
After the Middle Ages, flyting became obsolete in Scottish literature.

Flyting Example:

Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedie (early 16th-century) - contest between poets Walter Kennedy & William Dunbar.

Multiple Intelligences Concept (Howard Gardner, Harvard University, 1983, 1999)

The concept of multiple intelligences was first described by Professor Howard Gardner from Harvard University in 1983. In the original description, Gardner described 7 distinct intelligences, & was able to delineate the areas of the brain associated with each of these intelligences. An 8th intelligence, 'naturalistic intelligence', was added by Gardner in 1999.

The Eight of More Intelligences:

Bodily-Kinaesthetic Intelligence
Interpersonal Intelligence
Intrapersonal Intelligence
Linguistic Intelligence
Logical-Mathematical Intelligence
Musical Intelligence
Naturalistic Intelligence
Visual-Spatial Intelligence

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Multiple Intelligences Concept (Howard Gardner, Harvard University, 1983, 1999)

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