Jason Schneiderman – Syntactic Delay and Lyric Shock (July 2024)

A defining feature of “lyric” is epiphanic thinking, the “leap” allowing something burgeoning to come fully formed into view. But the epiphany can also be the result of withholding information or delaying, especially through syntax. Schneiderman’s lecture considers cases of how information is withheld or delayed to intensify the epiphanic quality of revelation.