The long and short of it [[electronic resource] ] : from aphorism to novel / / Gary Saul Morson
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Morson Gary Saul <1948->
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| Titolo: |
The long and short of it [[electronic resource] ] : from aphorism to novel / / Gary Saul Morson
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| 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 | |
| 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 |
| ISBN: | 0-8047-8189-3 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910779088803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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