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Morson, Gary Saul, 1948-
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Aphorisms and apothegms -- History and criticism.
Wit and humor -- History and criticism.
Epigram.
Literary form.
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The long and short o...
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The long and short of it : from aphorism to novel / Gary Saul Morson.
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Morson, Gary Saul, 1948-
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, c2012.
Subjects
Aphorisms and apothegms -- History and criticism.
Wit and humor -- History and criticism.
Epigram.
Literary form.
ISBN:
9780804780513 (alk. paper)
080478051X (alk. paper)
9780804781695 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0804781699 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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xx, 273 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Introduction: the long and short of it -- Genre and brevity -- Apothegms -- Witticism and witlessism -- Wisdom and counter-wisdom -- Two kinds of trial -- Prosaic apothegms -- Conclusion : the great conversation.
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This book explores the family of very short literary genres-- aphorisms, witticisms, wise sayings, and other short forms, from the perspective of their world views and the devices that express them.
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Hawaii State Library
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