{"product_id":"the-oxford-book-of-aphorisms-paperback","title":"The Oxford Book of Aphorisms - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Gross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn aphorism is \"a short pithy statement or maxim,\" but beneath this definition lies a wealth of wit and insight to which neither the word nor a brief description can do justice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis anthology demonstrates just how rewarding an art form the aphorism can be, and just how brilliantly the aphorist can illuminate the hidden truth, or lay bare the ironies of existence. Specific sections on desires and longings, self-doubt, fame and reputations, happiness and sorrow, cover the\u003cbr\u003ewhole range of aphoristic literature. This book brings together the most diverse figures--the classic aphorists, like La Rochefoucauld; the philosophers, from the Greeks to Samuel Johnson to Virginia Woolf--as well as statesmen, scientists, boulevardiers, Olympians, and gadflies. John Gross draws on\u003cbr\u003etheir wisdom and wit to produce an anthology that will be referred to time and time again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Gross\u003c\/strong\u003e is former editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e and was on the staff of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e from 1983 to 1988. He has been theatre critic of the \u003cem\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e since 1989 and is the editor of other Oxford anthologies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 394\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.73 x 5.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753905652000,"sku":"9780192804563","price":54.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ba3bd174064b5c4e0b084dfd85a31eeb.webp?v=1780029260","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-oxford-book-of-aphorisms-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}