A Theory of the Aphorism: From Confucius to Twitter by Hui, Andrew

A Theory of the Aphorism: From Confucius to Twitter (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780691210759)

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A Theory of the Aphorism: From Confucius to Twitter by Hui, Andrew

A Theory of the Aphorism: From Confucius to Twitter

$22.95
A Theory of the Aphorism: From Confucius to Twitter by Hui, Andrew

A Theory of the Aphorism: From Confucius to Twitter

$22.95
Format: Paperback
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An engaging look at the aphorism, the shortest literary form, across time, languages, and cultures

Aphorisms--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.

Author: Andrew Hui
ISBN-10: 0691210756
ISBN-13: 9780691210759
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/17/2020
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d
By Andrew Hui
By Andrew Hui
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Andrew Hui is associate professor of humanities at Yale-NUS College, Singapore. He is the author of The Poetics of Ruins in Renaissance Literature.

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