A Theory of the Aphorism: From Confucius to Twitter - Paperback
by Andrew Hui
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691210759ISBN-10:691210756UPC:9780691210759Book Category:Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Linguistics, Popular CultureBook Topic:SemanticsSize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SC2SYYJEPZ
A Theory of the Aphorism: From Confucius to Twitter
An engaging look at the aphorism, the shortest literary form, across time, languages, and cultures
Aphorisms-or short philosophical sayings-appear everywhere, from Confucius to Twitter, the Buddha to the Bible, Heraclitus to Nietzsche. Yet despite this ubiquity, the aphorism is the least studied literary form. What are its origins? How did it develop? Were the enigmatic sayings of charismatic...Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691210759ISBN-10:691210756UPC:9780691210759Book Category:Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Linguistics, Popular CultureBook Topic:SemanticsSize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SC2SYYJEPZ
Andrew Hui is associate professor of humanities at Yale-NUS College, Singapore. He is the author of The Poetics of Ruins in Renaissance Literature.
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