The long and short of it : from aphorism to novel / / Gary Saul Morson.
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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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 273 p. |
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Table of Contents:
- Genre and brevity
- Apothegms
- Witticism and witlessism
- Wisdom and counter-wisdom
- Two kinds of trial
- Prosaic apothegms
- Conclusion : the great conversation.