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Stevie Smith and the aphorism : hard language / Noreen Masud.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Masud, Noreen, 1989- author.
- Series:
- Oxford English monographs.
- Oxford English monographs
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aphorisms and apothegms.
- Smith, Stevie, 1902-1971--Criticism and interpretation.
- Smith, Stevie.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (197 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- Explores the literature of Stevie Smith with particular emphasis on the importance of the aphorism: a short, witty saying which expresses a general truth. It argues that the aphorism offers Smith a means of managing emotional statements in her work, enabling her to make, and make light of, sincere or dramatic communications.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Masud, Noreen Stevie Smith and the Aphorism
- ISBN:
- 0-19-191639-0
- 0-19-264923-X
- 0-19-264924-8
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