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020 _z9780804780513 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 _z9780804781695 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 _z9780804781893 (e-book)
035 _a(CaPaEBR)ebr10537873
035 _a(OCoLC)787844585
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050 1 4 _aPN6269.A2
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100 1 _aMorson, Gary Saul,
_d1948-
245 1 4 _aThe long and short of it
_h[electronic resource] :
_bfrom aphorism to novel /
_cGary Saul Morson.
260 _aStanford, Calif. :
_bStanford University Press,
_c2012.
300 _axx, 273 p.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aGenre and brevity -- Apothegms -- Witticism and witlessism -- Wisdom and counter-wisdom -- Two kinds of trial -- Prosaic apothegms -- Conclusion : the great conversation.
520 _aThis 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.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2011.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aAphorisms and apothegms
_xHistory and criticism.
650 0 _aWit and humor
_xHistory and criticism.
650 0 _aEpigram.
650 0 _aLiterary form.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10537873
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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