An admirable point : a brief history of the exclamation mark! / Florence Hazrat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hazrat, Florence, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Exclamation point--History.

Exclamation point.

Genre:

History.

Creative nonfiction.

Physical Description:

175 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Other Title:

Brief history of the exclamation mark!

Place of Publication:

Boston : Godine, 2023.

Summary:

"Few punctuation marks elicit quite as much love or hate as the exclamation point. It's bubbly and exuberant, an emotional amplifier whose flamboyantly dramatic gesture lets the reader know: here be feelings! Scott Fitzgerald famously stated exclamation points are like laughing at your own joke; Terry Pratchett had a Discworld character say that multiple !!! are a 'sure sign of a diseased mind'. So what's the deal with ! ? AN ADMIRABLE POINT recuperates the exclamation point from its much-maligned and misunderstood place at the bottom of the punctuation hierarchy. It explores how ! came about in the first place some six hundred years ago, and uncovers the many ways in which ! has left its mark on art, literature, (pop) culture, and just about any sphere of human activity - from Beowulf to spam emails, ee cummings to neuroscience. Whether you think it's over-used, or enthusiastically sprinkle your writing with it, ! is inescapable"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. One A very pathetical point !through the ages

ch. Two The period that blew its top Thinking and feeling!

ch. Three `So !f!' Literature and theflaming pink scarf

ch. Four Oi!!! Perking up with punctuation

ch. Five Radiating punctuation Exclamatory politics and the nuclear bomb

ch. Six At your fingertips Digital!.

Notes:

Edition statement found on Editor's note.

"First published in Great Britain by Profile Books, Ltd. in 2022"--Title page verso.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hazrat, Florence. Admirable point

ISBN:

9781567927870

1567927874

OCLC:

1345021079