Morson, Gary Saul, 1948-

The words of others from quotations to culture / [electronic resource] : Gary Saul Morson. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2011. - xi, 340 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Verbal gems and treasuries -- The market for quotations -- What is an anthology? -- Quotationality and former quotations -- The nature of quotations -- What is a quotation? -- Making a quotation -- What is a misquotation? -- More than words alone -- Mis-misquotations -- How and where quotations live -- Quotations of occasion -- Famous last words -- Epitaphs -- Literary composition and decomposition -- The anthology as literature -- Whole and part.


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

9780300171747 (electronic bk.)




Quotations--History and criticism.
Quotation in literature.
Epitaphs--History and criticism.


Electronic books.

PN171.Q6 / M67 2011

080.9