The long and short of it [electronic resource] : from aphorism to novel / Gary Saul Morson.

By: Morson, Gary Saul, 1948-Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2012Description: xx, 273 pISBN: 9780804781893 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Aphorisms and apothegms -- History and criticism | Wit and humor -- History and criticism | Epigram | Literary formGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 818/.602 LOC classification: PN6269.A2 | M67 2012Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Genre and brevity -- Apothegms -- Witticism and witlessism -- Wisdom and counter-wisdom -- Two kinds of trial -- Prosaic apothegms -- Conclusion : the great conversation.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Genre and brevity -- Apothegms -- Witticism and witlessism -- Wisdom and counter-wisdom -- Two kinds of trial -- Prosaic apothegms -- Conclusion : the great conversation.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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