The long and short of it from aphorism to novel /

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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Glavni avtor: Morson, Gary Saul, 1948-
Korporativna značnica: ebrary, Inc
Format: Elektronski eKnjiga
Jezik:angleščina
Izdano: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2012.
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Online dostop:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Kazalo:
  • Genre and brevity
  • Apothegms
  • Witticism and witlessism
  • Wisdom and counter-wisdom
  • Two kinds of trial
  • Prosaic apothegms
  • Conclusion : the great conversation.