Aphorisms for the Uncommon Reader

by Gardner, William Melvin
ISBN: 9780976187530
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Overview

A gift book organized into two parts:

Part I: 3300-word introduction that includes:

  • detailed examination of this most concise form of the literary arts.
  • differentiation of aphorisms from adages, epigrams, maxims, platitudes, and other types of quotable assertions.
  • profiles of the most prolific modern aphorists (e.g., Ambrose Bierce, Antonio Porchia, Eric Hoffer, Stanislaw Lec, James Richardson, James Guida, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, and others).

Part II: 400 original aphorisms, with twenty-five B/W original illustrations.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Gardner, William Melvin
  • ISBN: 9780976187530
  • Condition: New
  • Dimensions: 7.99 x 0.37
  • Number Of Pages: 158
  • Publication Year: 2020
Language: English