10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPIGRAMMATISM»
Discover the use of
epigrammatism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
epigrammatism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
In Search of Jane Austen: The Language of the Letters
In Table 6.1, the word epigrammatism (letter 80) stands out: it seems unusually
Latinate given the other firsts found in the letters, and it is surely striking that it
collocates with playfulness in the letter: 24. or anything that would form a contrast
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Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade, 2014
2
Better Left Unsaid: Victorian Novels, Hays Code Films, and ...
... or the history of Buonaparte—or anything that would form a contrast & bring the
reader with increased delight to the playfulness & Epigrammatism of the general
stile.55 It is possible, I would argue, to read Austen's entire foray into the pious, ...
afforded her, however, a fine opportunity for the display of ingenuity and an
epigrammatism in which she especially excels. Of this latter quality, in its better
phase — that is to say, existing apart from the allegory — I must be permitted to
give ...
Louis Antoine Godey, Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, 1846
4
The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen
Austen became increasingly aware, I think, that playfulness and epigrammatism
had decided dangers. Regency readers wanted to be amused, but they liked to
have a clear line drawn, the now—to—be-completely—serious line. An author
like ...
Edward Copeland, Juliet McMaster, 2011
5
Jane Austen and the Morality of Conversation
delight to the playfulness and epigrammatism of the general style. I doubt your
quite agreeing with me here. I know your starched notions.” . This is a great piece
of literary criticism and, like many such pieces, a work of love. Jane's letter flirts ...
6
Jane Austen For Dummies
Joking in a letter to her sister about her newly published Pride and Prejudice,
Austen foresaw her readers' “delight in the playfulness & Epigrammatism of the
general stile (sic)” (Letter, February 1813). By “Epigrammatism,” Austen means ...
Joan Elizabeth Klingel Ray, PhD, 2011
7
Strange Gourmets: Sophistication, Theory, and the Novel
(P. 9°) Clearly framed as a diversionary tactic, Elizabeth's rather panicky "
playfulness and epigrammatism" here work, not just to take the spotlight away
from her vulgar mother, but to establish Elizabeth's distinction over and against
that ...
8
Monteverdi and the End of the Renaissance
He chose "O come sei gentile" not for its ungainly epigrammatism but for the
opportunities for brilliant pictorial melismas that its talk of birds and bird song
afforded. The central image of "Dice la mia bellissima Licori," not its weak
concluding ...
9
Jane Austen, Or, The Secret of Style
... to the playfulness & Epigrammatism of the general stile" (L 203). Litvak has
argued that, by expressing Austen's disapprobation of her own stylistic
consistency, this famous passage points up the terroristic nature of her aesthetic
of distinction, ...
10
Searching for Jane Austen
To her its 'playfulness and epigrammatism' appeared excessive and unrelieved."
1 Instead, I view this letter as yet another instance of Austen's ability to write a
tongue-in-cheek disparagement of her work while actually celebrating its power.
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPIGRAMMATISM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
epigrammatism is used in the context of the following news items.
Pride and Prejudice: The Romance Novel as Literature…
... that would form a contrast and bring the reader with increased delight to the playfulness and general epigrammatism of the general style. «Scholars and Rogues, Nov 14»
Was 'Pride and Prejudice' Inspired by Jane Austen's First Love?
... anything that would form a contrast & bring the reader with increased delight to the playfulness & Epigrammatism of the general stile.”. «Wall Street Journal, Feb 13»
Pride and Joy
... anything that would form a contrast and bring the reader with increased delight to the playfulness and Epigrammatism of the general stile. «Daily Beast, Jan 13»
