The words of others : from quotations to culture

Resource Information

The work The words of others : from quotations to culture represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

The words of others : from quotations to culture

Title remainder

from quotations to culture

Statement of responsibility

Gary Saul Morson

Creator

• Morson, Gary Saul, 1948-

Subject

• Electronic books
• Epitaphs
• Epitaphs -- History and criticism
• Quotation in literature
• Quotation in literature
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Quotations -- History and criticism
• REFERENCE
• Quotations

Genre

• Electronic books
• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Language

eng

Summary

In this lively gambol through the history of "ations and "ation books, Gary Saul Morson traces our enduring fascination with the words of others. Ranging from the remote past to the present, he explores the formation, development, and significance of "ations, while exploring the "verbal museums" in which they have been collected and displayed--commonplace books, treasuries, and anthologies. In his trademark clear, witty, and provocative style, Morson invites readers to share his delight in the shortest literary genre. The author defines what makes a "e "able, as well as the (unexpected) differences between "ation and mis"ation. He describes how "ations form, transform, and may eventually become idioms. How much of language itself is the residue of former "ations? Weaving in hundreds of intriguing "ations, common and unusual, Morson explores how the words of others constitute essential elements in the formation of a culture and of the self within that culture. In so doing, he provides a demonstration of that very process, captured in the pages of this extraordinary new book

Cataloging source

N$T

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography