Theory of the Aphorism

Auteur: Hui, Andrew (Associate Professor of Humanities (Literature))
Editeur: Princeton University Press
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
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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
ISBN / EAN 9780691188959
Auteur Hui, Andrew (Associate Professor of Humanities (Literature))
Editeur Princeton University Press