Morson, Gary Saul, 1948-

The words of others : from quotations to culture / Gary Saul Morson. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2011. - xi, 340 p. ; 22 cm.

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.

9780300167474 (alk. paper)

2010034293


Quotations--History and criticism.
Quotation in literature.
Epitaphs--History and criticism.

PN171.Q6 / M67 2011

080.9