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The words of others : from quotations to culture / Gary Saul Morson.

By: Publication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2011.Description: xi, 340 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780300167474 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 080.9 22
LOC classification:
  • PN171.Q6 M67 2011
Contents:
Verbal gems and treasuries -- The market for quotations -- What is an anthology? -- Quotationality and former quotations -- The nature of quotations -- What is a quotation? -- Making a quotation -- What is a misquotation? -- More than words alone -- Mis-misquotations -- How and where quotations live -- Quotations of occasion -- Famous last words -- Epitaphs -- Literary composition and decomposition -- The anthology as literature -- Whole and part.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks PN171 .Q6 M67 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001184141

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Verbal gems and treasuries -- The market for quotations -- What is an anthology? -- Quotationality and former quotations -- The nature of quotations -- What is a quotation? -- Making a quotation -- What is a misquotation? -- More than words alone -- Mis-misquotations -- How and where quotations live -- Quotations of occasion -- Famous last words -- Epitaphs -- Literary composition and decomposition -- The anthology as literature -- Whole and part.

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