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In this lively gambol through the history of quotations and quotation books, Gary Saul Morson traces our enduring fascination with the words of others. Ranging from the remote past to the present, he explores the formation, development, and significance of quotations, while exploring the "verbal museums" in which they have been collected and displayed - commonplace books, treasuries, and anthologies. In his trademark clear, witty, and provocative style, Morson invites readers to share his delight in the shortest literary genres. The author defines what makes a quote quotable, as well as the (unexpected) differences between quotation and misquotation. He describes how quotations form, transform, and may eventually become idioms. How much of language itself is the residue of former quotations? Using amusing examples of "famous last words" and epitaphs, Morson also demonstrates how authorship and occasion can be an intrinsic part of a quotation. Weaving in hundreds of intriguing quotations, common and unusual, Morson explores how the words of others constitute essential elements in the formation of a culture and of the self within that culture. In so doing, he provides a living demonstration of that very process, captured in the pages of this extraordinary new book.

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Zaradenie knihy Knihy po anglicky Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Celý názov: Words of Others
• Autor: Gary Saul Morson
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Väzba: Pevná
• Počet strán: 352
• EAN: 9780300167474
• ISBN: 0300167474
• ID: 04376135
• Nakladateľ: Yale University Press
• Hmotnosť: 514 g
• Rozmery: 209 × 146 × 28 mm
• Dátum vydania: 28. June 2011

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