Aphorisms for the Uncommon Reader - Paperback
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Aphorisms for the Uncommon Reader - Paperback
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by William Melvin Gardner (Author)
A gift book organized into two parts:
Part I: 3300-word introduction that includes:
- detailed examination of this most concise form of the literary arts.
- differentiation of aphorisms from adages, epigrams, maxims, platitudes, and other types of quotable assertions.
- profiles of the most prolific modern aphorists (e.g., Ambrose Bierce, Antonio Porchia, Eric Hoffer, Stanislaw Lec, James Richardson, James Guida, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, and others).
Part II: 400 original aphorisms, with twenty-five B/W original illustrations.
Number of Pages: 158
Dimensions: 0.37 x 8 x 5 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: July 15, 2020
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