The long and short of it : from aphorism to novel /
Morson, Gary Saul,1948-author.
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press,
[2012]
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Introduction: the long and short of it -- Genre and brevity -- Apothegms -- Witticism and witlessism -- Wisdom and counter-wisdom -- Two kinds of trial -- Prosaic apothegms -- Conclusion : the great conversation.
Aphorisms and apothegms
Wit and humor
Epigram.
Literary form.