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The Aphorism and Other Short Forms
Ben Grant
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Paperback. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 131 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
The aphorism captures a huge amount of truth, meaning or wit in a very short statement. It has been used and studied from classical times to contemporary theory and takes on a new relevance when we look at today's communication media such as text messages and twitter. This concise guide offers an overview of: The history of the aphorism to the present day Its relation to other short forms, including the fragment, the proverb, the maxim, the haiku, the epigram and the quotation The use of the aphorism by ... Read more
The aphorism captures a huge amount of truth, meaning or wit in a very short statement. It has been used and studied from classical times to contemporary theory and takes on a new relevance when we look at today's communication media such as text messages and twitter. This concise guide offers an overview of: The history of the aphorism to the present day Its relation to other short forms, including the fragment, the proverb, the maxim, the haiku, the epigram and the quotation The use of the aphorism by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
The New Critical Idiom
Condition
New
Number of Pages
164
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415829298
SKU
V9780415829298
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About Ben Grant
Ben Grant teaches English Literature at the University of Kent, UK. He is the author of Postcolonialism, Psychoanalysis and Burton: Power Play of Empire (Routledge, 2009).
Reviews for The Aphorism and Other Short Forms
This book has no shortage of spark. Grant combines his (exceptionally good) historical overview with cross-cultural comparisons.
Noreen Masud, The Cambridge Quartley Deft, short, sharp, concise, often witty, crammed with scholarship, and instict with wisdom, The Aphorism and Other Short Forms certainly shares many of the qualities of the object(s) of ... Read more
Noreen Masud, The Cambridge Quartley Deft, short, sharp, concise, often witty, crammed with scholarship, and instict with wisdom, The Aphorism and Other Short Forms certainly shares many of the qualities of the object(s) of ... Read more