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The World in a Phrase : A History of Aphorisms by James Geary (2005, Hardcover)

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For lovers of words and seekers of wisdom, a lively history of aphorisms--the shortest and oldest written art form--and the intriguing people who have penned them, from the Buddha to Emily Dickinson. Starting with the ancient Chinese and ending with contemporary Europeans and Americans, The World in a Phrase tells the story of the aphorism through spirited and amusing biographies of some of its greatest practitioners: Americans like Ambrose Bierce, Emily Dickinson, and Mark Twain and Dorothy Parker; great French aphorists like Montaigne, La Rochefoucauld, and Chamfort; philosophers like Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein; as well as prophets and sages like the Buddha, Lao Tzu, and Jesus. Though it's an ancient art form, the aphorism is as spritely and as apposite as ever. Challenging and subversive, aphorisms deliver the short, sharp shocks of old forgotten truths. They are literature's hand luggage: they're light and compact, you can take them anywhere, and they contain everything you need to get through a rough day at the office or a dark night of the soul. But more than just a literary history, The World in a Phrase is a personal memoir of how aphorisms changed Geary's life--and how, if not for an aphorism by W.H. Auden, he might never have met his wife. In our modern age of drive-through culture, pre-digested soundbites, and manufactured sentiment, The World in a Phrase explores how aphorisms still retain the power to instigate and inspire, enlighten and enrage, entertain and edify.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1582344302
ISBN-13
9781582344300
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Author
James Geary
Publication Name
WORLD in a Phrase : a History of Aphorisms
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
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Not Available
Number of Pages
192 Pages

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8.6in.
Item Height
1in.
Item Width
5.7in.
Item Weight
14.7 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Pn6271.G43 2005
Copyright Date
2005
Target Audience
Trade
Topic
Quotations, General
Lccn
2005-040993
Dewey Decimal
808.88/2
Dewey Edition
22
Genre
Référence

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The World in a Phrase, a brief history of the aphorism is a fine account of the epigram
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