Description
222: Aphorisms & Reflections is an attempt to breathe new life into the art of the aphorism and the brief reflection (or meditation), brought to near-perfection in Western culture over the last five centuries by Pascal, La Rochefoucauld, Lichtenberg, Nietzsche, Kafka, E.M. Cioran, Karl Kraus, Fernando Pessoa, and many others. About four in ten of the entries in 222 consist of "conversations" between Steven Carter and aphorists of the past, including many of the above. In publishing this initial volume of a projected multi-volume work, Carter hopes to join the ranks of current aphorists and anthologists-James Richardson and James Geary, to name two-whose recent works help to further the grand tradition of the aphorism, which began in ancient Greece with Hippocrates, the West's first known aphorist. While 222 is primarily intended for a general college-educated audience, everyone can enjoy a good aphorism-as the Americans Josh Billings, Will Rogers, and especially Mark Twain have shown.
About the Author
Steven Carter received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Arizona. He was a Professor of English at California State University, Bakersfield.
Reviews
In his collection of aphorisms...Steven Carter writes that many of his sayings are ?conversations? with aphorists and thinkers of the past. One aphorist Carter has done a lot of talking to is Ambrose Bierce; Carter penned <l>The New Devil?s Dictionary<l>,a kind of sequel to Bierce?s own <l>The Devil?s Dictionary<l>....he?s acquitted himself well in the few paraphrases of Benjamin Franklin he includes in the introduction.... -- James Geary, author of All Aphorisms, All The Time and Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists
In his collection of aphorisms...Steven Carter writes that many of his sayings are "conversations" with aphorists and thinkers of the past. One aphorist Carter has done a lot of talking to is Ambrose Bierce; Carter penned The New Devil's Dictionary, a kind of sequel to Bierce's own The Devil's Dictionary....he's acquitted himself well in the few paraphrases of Benjamin Franklin he includes in the introduction. -- James Geary, author of All Aphorisms, All The Time and Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists
Book Information
ISBN 9780761840503
Author Steven Carter
Format Paperback
Page Count 126
Imprint Hamilton Books
Publisher University Press of America
Weight(grams) 127g
Dimensions(mm) 179mm * 130mm * 11mm
About the Author
Steven Carter received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Arizona. He was a Professor of English at California State University, Bakersfield.
Reviews
In his collection of aphorisms...Steven Carter writes that many of his sayings are ?conversations? with aphorists and thinkers of the past. One aphorist Carter has done a lot of talking to is Ambrose Bierce; Carter penned <l>The New Devil?s Dictionary<l>,a kind of sequel to Bierce?s own <l>The Devil?s Dictionary<l>....he?s acquitted himself well in the few paraphrases of Benjamin Franklin he includes in the introduction.... -- James Geary, author of All Aphorisms, All The Time and Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists
In his collection of aphorisms...Steven Carter writes that many of his sayings are "conversations" with aphorists and thinkers of the past. One aphorist Carter has done a lot of talking to is Ambrose Bierce; Carter penned The New Devil's Dictionary, a kind of sequel to Bierce's own The Devil's Dictionary....he's acquitted himself well in the few paraphrases of Benjamin Franklin he includes in the introduction. -- James Geary, author of All Aphorisms, All The Time and Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists
Book Information
ISBN 9780761840503
Author Steven Carter
Format Paperback
Page Count 126
Imprint Hamilton Books
Publisher University Press of America
Weight(grams) 127g
Dimensions(mm) 179mm * 130mm * 11mm
