A theory of the aphorism : from Confucius to Twitter

著者

• Hui, Andrew

書誌事項

A theory of the aphorism : from Confucius to Twitter

Andrew Hui

Princeton University Press, [2020], c2019

• : pbk

注記

Originally published: 2019

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-248) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

An engaging look at the aphorism, the shortest literary form, across time, languages, and cultures Aphorisms-or short philosophical sayings-appear 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? Were the enigmatic sayings of charismatic sages the original "social media"? And why do some of our most celebrated modern philosophers use aphoristic fragments to convey their deepest ideas? In A Theory of the Aphorism, Andrew Hui crisscrosses histories and cultures to answer these questions and more. Encompassing literature, philology, and philosophy, A Theory of the Aphorism invites us to reflect anew on the meaning of this pithiest of literary forms.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BC04372413
• ISBN:
  • 9780691210759
• LCCN: 2018950885
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Princeton
• ページ数/冊数: vii, 261 p.
• 大きさ: 22 cm
• 分類:
  • DC23 : 398.9
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Aphorisms and apothegms -- History and criticism