10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APHORIST»
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Constructive Destruction: Kafka's Aphorisms: Literary ...
the bridging of spirit and spirit is ac1contplishe~dI laecontes a phenomenon of
primary concern for the hermeneutieist, as well as for the aphorist. Kurt Besser
has argued that two influential intellectual-historical movements determine the ...
"We all have strength enough," writes La Rochefoucauld, nicely striking the
characteristic note of the aphorist, "to endure the troubles of others." Those
among us who take pleasure in aphorisms do not, then, come to them for
cheering up.
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Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists
The book's two indexes-by author and by subject-make it easily searchable, while its unique organizational structure and Geary's lively biographical entries set it apart from all previous reference works.
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In Fragments: The Aphorisms of Jesus
Auden and Kronenberger agree that “aphorisms-are essentially an aristocratic
genre of writing. The aphorist does not argue or explain, he asserts; and implicit
in his assertion is a conviction that he is wiser or more intelligent than his readers
” ...
John Dominic Crossan, 2008
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The Little Book of Happiness: Quotes by History's Icons, ...
135?) Greece: Stoicphilosopher, educator, scholar, moralist, aphorist,
schoolmaster, physicallychallengedformer slave “There is only one way to
happiness, and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the
power of our will.
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Studies in Weimar Classicism: Writing as Symbolic Form
Writing as Symbolic Form Roger H. Stephenson. Aphorisms are, according to
Stern, self-conscious in two main senses: they tend to take aphorism and
aphorism-making as one of their topics; and the aphorist tends to reveal himself
in his work ...
Roger H. Stephenson, 2010
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Literature and Philosophy
The aphorist is neither a failed novelist nor a philosopher manque; but he will
gladly turn polemicist, wherever this insinuation is made. Then he may remind his
detractors with Stanislaw Jerzy Lec that what survives of most books is quotations
...
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Aspects of George Meredith
CHAPTER XIII Aphorist and Metaphorist George Meredith has always been
famous as an aphorist, for was it not in Richard Fever el that ' The Pilgrim's Scrip '
first shed into the light the flashes of his ironical and cryptic wit. And ever since
then ...
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Babel and the Ivory Tower: The Scholar in the Age of Science
In a form of 'satire manque' or satire foiled, the wise aphorist reaches down to
rescue Casaubon from her own incisive blows. Whereas a witty aphorism
explains the marvellous in terms of the commonplace, a profound aphorism
explains the ...
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Constructing Jesus: Memory, Imagination, and History
4 More Than an Aphorist The Discourses of Jesus Aphorisms and parables do
not lend themselves to long speeches. By definition the sage is a person of few
words. Accordingly, Jesus probably did not collect his sayings into extended ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APHORIST»
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aphorist is used in the context of the following news items.
Speak up and stop the lynch mob
The aphorist G.K. Chesterton observed that, when you strip away the Judaeo-Christian morality that we acquired relatively recently, we revert to ... «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»
Free Will Astrology: 6.25.2015
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): "Everyone is a genius at least once a year," wrote German aphorist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. "The real ... «Anchorage Press, Jun 15»
Two art shows, one featuring Andy Warhol, celebrate books
if only to remind us that Andy was almost as inspired an aphorist as Oscar. More than that, he created a persona as distinctive, and durable, ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
On Making Law, Sausage and Legal Bills
... Duke of Lauenburg, prime minister of Prussia, architect of German unification and aphorist extraordinaire, who said: “Laws are like sausages, ... «Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Jun 15»
Imprudent lawmakers are killing us
Mason Cooley, the great aphorist and literature professor, once wrote that an imprudent enemy is less dangerous than an imprudent friend. «Montgomery Advertiser, May 15»
All Her Children
But she is at the same time a brisk and satirical aphorist, who often conceals more than she displays. In an early novel, “What Are You Like? «The New Yorker, May 15»
Professor Deborah Rosenthal Exhibits Recent Paintings in New York
The 17th-century mathematician and aphorist Pascal writes, “Nature is an infinite sphere whose center is everywhere and whose circumference ... «News at Rider, May 15»
True Stories — What are you laughing at?
One of my favorite quotes on aging is by aphorist, Ashleigh Brilliant, who wrote, “Old age is contagious, and, sooner or later, everybody catches ... «Pittsburg Morning Sun, May 15»
Faber New Poets by Rachael Allen, Will Burns, Zaffar Kunial and …
If, as the aphorist once quipped, wisdom in the young is as unattractive as frivolity in the elderly, young poets have a tough gig. In our culture ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
Hillary: The Great American Phrasemaker
This was Hillary the super-mom and aphorist, helping her husband win re-election as America's “Good Father.” Unfortunately, Bill Clinton was a ... «Daily Beast, Apr 15»
