03484nam 2200649 a 450 991046133780332120200520144314.01-283-15060-397866131506080-300-17174-910.12987/9780300171747(CKB)2670000000095636(OCoLC)738478521(CaPaEBR)ebrary10480868(SSID)ssj0000526675(PQKBManifestationID)11327409(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000526675(PQKBWorkID)10521604(PQKB)11008185(MiAaPQ)EBC3420698(DE-B1597)486028(DE-B1597)9780300171747(Au-PeEL)EBL3420698(CaPaEBR)ebr10480868(CaONFJC)MIL315060(OCoLC)923596031(EXLCZ)99267000000009563620100816d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe words of others[electronic resource] from quotations to culture /Gary Saul MorsonNew Haven Yale University Pressc20111 online resource (353 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-16747-4 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.In this lively gambol through the history of "ations and "ation books, Gary Saul Morson traces our enduring fascination with the words of others. Ranging from the remote past to the present, he explores the formation, development, and significance of "ations, while exploring the "verbal museums" in which they have been collected and displayed--commonplace books, treasuries, and anthologies. In his trademark clear, witty, and provocative style, Morson invites readers to share his delight in the shortest literary genre.The author defines what makes a "e "able, as well as the (unexpected) differences between "ation and mis"ation. He describes how "ations form, transform, and may eventually become idioms. How much of language itself is the residue of former "ations? Weaving in hundreds of intriguing "ations, common and unusual, Morson explores how the words of others constitute essential elements in the formation of a culture and of the self within that culture. In so doing, he provides a demonstration of that very process, captured in the pages of this extraordinary new book.QuotationsHistory and criticismQuotation in literatureEpitaphsHistory and criticismElectronic books.QuotationsHistory and criticism.Quotation in literature.EpitaphsHistory and criticism.080.9Morson Gary Saul1948-610132MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461337803321The words of others2438909UNINA