Aphorisms for the Uncommon Reader

William Melvin Gardner
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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.



Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Logica Books
Published: 07/15/2020
ISBN: 9780976187530
Pages: 158
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.37d