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The words of others : from quotations to culture /

In this lively gambol through the history of "ations and "ation 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 "ations, while exploring the "...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Morson, Gary Saul, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Verbal gems and treasuries
  • The market for quotations
  • What is an anthology?
  • Quotationality and former quotations
  • The nature of quotations
  • What is a quotation?
  • Making a quotation
  • What is a misquotation?
  • More than words alone
  • Mis-misquotations
  • How and where quotations live
  • Quotations of occasion
  • Famous last words
  • Epitaphs
  • Literary composition and decomposition
  • The anthology as literature
  • Whole and part.