The long and short of it
Subtitle: from aphorism to novel
By: Gary Saul Morson
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Stanford, California
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780804780513; 9780804781695
Subjects: Aphorisms and apothegms; Epigram; Wit and humor; Literary form; History and criticism
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Genre and brevity; title: Apothegms; title: Witticism and witlessism; title: Wisdom and counter-wisdom; title: Two kinds of trial; title: Prosaic apothegms; title: Conclusion : the great conversation.