World in a Phrase: Brief History of the Aphorism (HB)
Geary, James
For lovers of words and seekers of wisdom, a lively history of aphorisms - the shortest and oldest written art form - and the intriguing people who have penned them, from the Buddha to Emily Dickinson. Starting with the ancient Chinese and ending with contemporary Europeans and Americans, "The World in a Phrase" tells the story of the aphorism through spirited and amusing biographies of some of its greatest practitioners: Americans like Ambrose Bierce, Emily Dickinson, and Mark Twain and Dorothy Parker; great French aphorists like Montaigne, La Rochefoucauld, and Chamfort; philosophers like Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein; as well as prophets and sages like the Buddha, Lao Tzu, and Jesus. Though it`s an ancient art form, the...
ISBN: 978-1-58234-430-0
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011