LEADER 02280nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910816969303321 005 20240516114623.0 010 $a0-8047-8189-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9780804781893 035 $a(CKB)2550000000083640 035 $a(EBL)848701 035 $a(OCoLC)775301948 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000646585 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12245276 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000646585 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10699425 035 $a(PQKB)10300419 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC848701 035 $a(DE-B1597)564056 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780804781893 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL848701 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10537873 035 $a(OCoLC)1198930701 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000083640 100 $a20110922d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe long and short of it $efrom aphorism to novel /$fGary Saul Morson 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aStanford, Calif. $cStanford University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (296 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8047-8169-9 311 $a0-8047-8051-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aGenre and brevity -- Apothegms -- Witticism and witlessism -- Wisdom and counter-wisdom -- Two kinds of trial -- Prosaic apothegms -- Conclusion : the great conversation. 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aAphorisms and apothegms$xHistory and criticism 606 $aWit and humor$xHistory and criticism 606 $aEpigram 606 $aLiterary form 615 0$aAphorisms and apothegms$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aWit and humor$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aEpigram. 615 0$aLiterary form. 676 $a818/.602 700 $aMorson$b Gary Saul$f1948-$0610132 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816969303321 996 $aThe long and short of it$93937357 997 $aUNINA