A Theory of the Aphorism From Confucius to Twitter |
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| Author:
| Hui, Andrew |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-18895-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2019 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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An engaging look at the aphorism, the shortest literary form, across time, languages, and culturesAphorisms-or philosophical short sayings-appear everywhere, from Confucius to Twitter, the Buddha to the Bible, Heraclitus to Nietzsche. Yet despite this ubiquity, the aphorism is the least studied literary form. What are its origins? How did it de
An engaging look at the aphorism, the shortest literary form, across time, languages, and culturesAphorisms-or philosophical short sayings-appear everywhere, from Confucius to Twitter, the Buddha to the Bible, Heraclitus to Nietzsche. Yet despite this ubiquity, the aphorism is the least studied literary form. What are its origins? How did it de