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Author

Morson, Gary Saul, 1948-

Title The long and short of it [electronic resource] : from aphorism to novel / Gary Saul Morson.

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Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2012.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xx, 273 p.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Genre and brevity -- Apothegms -- Witticism and witlessism -- Wisdom and counter-wisdom -- Two kinds of trial -- Prosaic apothegms -- Conclusion : the great conversation.
Summary	This 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.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Aphorisms and apothegms -- History and criticism.
	Wit and humor -- History and criticism.
	Epigram.
	Literary form.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780804780513 (cloth : alk. paper)
	9780804781695 (pbk. : alk. paper)
	9780804781893 (electronic bk.)