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The long and short of it : from aphorism to novel / Gary Saul Morson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morson, Gary Saul, 1948-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aphorisms and apothegms--History and criticism.
- Aphorisms and apothegms.
- Wit and humor--History and criticism.
- Wit and humor.
- Epigram.
- Literary form.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (296 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Genre and brevity
- Apothegms
- Witticism and witlessism
- Wisdom and counter-wisdom
- Two kinds of trial
- Prosaic apothegms
- Conclusion : the great conversation.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780804781893
- 0804781893
- OCLC:
- 775301948
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