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Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
An engaging look at the aphorism, the shortest literary form, across time, languages, and cultures. Aphorismsor philosophical short sayingsappear 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? How do religious or philosophical movements arise from the enigmatic sayings of charismatic leaders?...
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