The Oxford Book of Aphorisms
An aphorism is a short pithy statement or maxim, but beneath this definition lies a wealth of wit and insight to which neither the word nor a brief description can do justice. This anthology demonstrates just how rewarding an art form the aphorism can be, and just how brilliantly the aphorist can illuminate the hidden truth, or lay bare the ironies of existence. Specific sections on desires and longings, self-doubt, fame and reputations, happiness and sorrow, cover the whole range of aphoristic literature. This book brings together the most diverse figures--the classic aphorists, like La Rochefoucauld; the philosophers, from the Greeks to Sam…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-19-280456-3
- EAN: 9780192804563
- Produktnummer: 22666998
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 394 S.
- Masse: H19.6 cm x B12.9 cm x D2.2 cm 422 g
- Gewicht: 422
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
Über den Autor
John Gross was editor of the Times Literary Supplement from 1974 to 1981 and on the staff of the New York Times from 1983 to 1988. He has been theatre critic of the Sunday Telegraph since 1989 and is the editor of other Oxford anthologies and After Shakespeare: An Anthology, published this year to rave reviews.
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