作者：Ben Grant

出版社: Routledge; 1 (2016年06月06日)

平裝: 164頁

語種：英文

ISBN: 0415829291

條形碼: 9780415829298

商品尺寸:  129 x 198 x 12.7mm

商品重量: 181g

ASIN: 0415829291

內容簡介

The aphorism captures a huge amount of truth, meaning or wit in a very short statement. It has been

used and studied from classical times to contemporary theory and takes on a new relevance when we

look at today’s communication media such as text messages and twitter. This concise guide offers an

overview of:

The history of the aphorism to the present day
Its relation to other short forms, including the fragment, the proverb, the maxim, the haiku, the

epigram and the quotation
The use of the aphorism by authors such as Heraclitus, Bacon, La Rochefoucauld, Chuang Tzu, Blake,

Schlegel, Emerson, Nietzsche, Wilde, Woolf and Barthes
The interdisciplinary nature of the aphorism, bringing together science, philosophy, literature and

religion
Exploring all the key aspects of the form, Ben Grant guides readers through this large and lively

area in a wide-ranging and critically informed study of the aphorism.

作者簡介

Ben Grant teaches English Literature at the University of Kent, UK. He is the author of

Postcolonialism, Psychoanalysis and Burton: Power Play of Empire (Routledge, 2009).