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



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Autore: Morson Gary Saul <1948-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The long and short of it [[electronic resource] ] : from aphorism to novel / / Gary Saul Morson Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
Disciplina: 818/.602
Soggetto topico: Aphorisms and apothegms - History and criticism
Wit and humor - History and criticism
Epigram
Literary form
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Genre and brevity -- Apothegms -- Witticism and witlessism -- Wisdom and counter-wisdom -- Two kinds of trial -- Prosaic apothegms -- Conclusion : the great conversation.
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: The long and short of it  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8047-8189-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910457462703321
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