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BL
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585932
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b415151
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| Main Entry
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Morson, Gary Saul,1948-
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| Title & Author
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The long and short of it : : from aphorism to novel /\ Gary Saul Morson.
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| Publication Statement
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Stanford, California :: Stanford University Press,, c2012.
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| Page. NO
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xx, 273 pages ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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9780804780513 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 080478051X (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 9780804781695 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 0804781699 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-252) and index.
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| Contents
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Genre and brevity -- Apothegms -- Witticism and witlessism -- Wisdom and counter-wisdom -- Two kinds of trial -- Prosaic apothegms -- Conclusion : the great conversation.
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| Abstract
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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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Aphorisms and apothegms-- History and criticism.
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Wit and humor-- History and criticism.
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Epigram.
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Literary form.
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| Dewey Classification
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818/.602
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| LC Classification
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PN6269.A2M67 2012
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