A Theory of the Aphorism – From Confucius to Twitter : From Confucius to Twitter
by
Andrew ) Hui
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0691210756
ISBN-13
9780691210759
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Imprint
Princeton University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 17th, 2020
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
364 grams
Dimensions
14.10 x 21.60 x 2.40 cms
Product Classification:
Dialect, slang & jargonDialect, slang and jargonSemantics, discourse analysis, etcSemantics, discourse analysis, stylisticsLiterature: history & criticismLiterature: history and criticismHistory of Western philosophyPopular cultureHistory of ideasPopular cultureHistory of ideasPhilosophical traditions and schools of thought
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An engaging look at the aphorism, the shortest literary form, across time, languages, and cultures
An engaging look at the aphorism, the shortest literary form, across time, languages, and culturesAphorisms—or short philosophical 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 develop? Were the enigmatic sayings of charismatic sages the original “social media”? And why do some of our most celebrated modern philosophers use aphoristic fragments to convey their deepest ideas? In A Theory of the Aphorism, Andrew Hui crisscrosses histories and cultures to answer these questions and more. Encompassing literature, philology, and philosophy, A Theory of the Aphorism invites us to reflect anew on the meaning of this pithiest of literary forms.
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