Aphorisms from A to Z
Subtitle: a user's guide to life
By: Jay Friedenberg
Publisher: Golden Palace Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780985147235
Subjects: Aphorisms; Quotations, maxims; Aphorisms and apothegms
Description: Comprehensive and qualitative sources of sayings from a single author, consisting of more than 2,000 different aphorisms on more than 600 topics. The book is intended to inspire and serve as a practical guide to living a better life. There is an overview of aphorisms, describing what they are in relation to other sayings such as proverds and quotations. Interviews with leading aphorists and aphorist scholars describe the role of aphorisms in contemporary society. A list of classical and current aphorists i also provided (back cover).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-228).
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Aphorisms; title: The eight types of aphorism; title: A personal approach; title: Interviews with contemporary aphorists and aphorist scholars: Ashleigh Brillian; John Robert Colombo; Michael Dirda; Olivia Dresher; Sara Levine; Wolfgang Mieder; title: Alphabetical list of aphorisms; title: Appendix A: noun definitions for synonyms and alternatve meanings of aphorism; Appendix B: selected classical aphorists, their country of association and works of major significance; Appendix C: selected contemporary aphorists and aphorist scholars, their country of association and accomplishments.