The World in a Phrase: A Brief History of the Aphorism, Second Edition - Paperback
by James Geary
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226838601ISBN-10:226838609UPC:9780226838601Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, HistoryBook Subcategory:Linguistics, Social HistoryBook Topic:Etymology, Historical & ComparativeSize:8.50 x 5.71 x 0.82 inchesWeight:0.8818Product ID:SCZ2FNNTCT
The World in a Phrase: A Brief History of the Aphorism, Second Edition
Celebrating the short, witty, philosophical phrases known as aphorisms, this delightful history is an entertaining tour through the wisest and wittiest sayings in the world. Aphorisms are literature's hand luggage. Light and compact, they contain everything you need to get through a rough day at the office or a dark night of the soul. Aphorisms, the oldest written art form on the planet, have...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226838601ISBN-10:226838609UPC:9780226838601Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, HistoryBook Subcategory:Linguistics, Social HistoryBook Topic:Etymology, Historical & ComparativeSize:8.50 x 5.71 x 0.82 inchesWeight:0.8818Product ID:SCZ2FNNTCT
James Geary, an adjunct lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, is the author of Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It, I Is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World, and Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists, among other books. He likes to juggle.
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