The words of others : from quotations to culture /

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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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Morson, Gary Saul, 1948-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2011.
Sujets:
Quotations > History and criticism.
Quotation in literature.
Epitaphs > History and criticism.
Citations > Histoire et critique.
Citation dans la littérature.
Épitaphes > Histoire et critique.
REFERENCE.
Epitaphs
Quotation in literature
Quotations
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.

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