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Autore |
Morson Gary Saul <1948-> |
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Titolo |
The long and short of it : from aphorism to novel / / Gary Saul Morson |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Aphorisms and apothegms - History and criticism |
Wit and humor - History and criticism |
Epigram |
Literary form |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Genre and brevity -- Apothegms -- Witticism and witlessism -- Wisdom and counter-wisdom -- Two kinds of trial -- Prosaic apothegms -- Conclusion : the great conversation. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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