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Quotology
Willis Goth Regier
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Description for Quotology
Paperback. A fascinating exploration of the science of quotology Series: Stages. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Erasmus advised readers to learn quotations by heart and copy them everywhere: write them in the front and back of books; inscribe them on rings and cups; paint them on doors and walls, “even on the glass of a window.” Emerson noted that “in Europe, every church is a kind of book or bible, so covered is it with inscriptions and pictures.” In Arabic script as tall as a man, the Koran is quoted on the walls and domes of mosques. We quote to admire, provoke, commemorate, dispute, play, and inspire. Quotations signal class, club, clique, and alma mater. They animate ... Read more
Erasmus advised readers to learn quotations by heart and copy them everywhere: write them in the front and back of books; inscribe them on rings and cups; paint them on doors and walls, “even on the glass of a window.” Emerson noted that “in Europe, every church is a kind of book or bible, so covered is it with inscriptions and pictures.” In Arabic script as tall as a man, the Koran is quoted on the walls and domes of mosques. We quote to admire, provoke, commemorate, dispute, play, and inspire. Quotations signal class, club, clique, and alma mater. They animate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Stages
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803217522
SKU
V9780803217522
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99-1
About Willis Goth Regier
Willis Goth Regier is the director of the University of Illinois Press. He is the author of In Praise of Flattery (Nebraska 2007) and Book of the Sphinx (Nebraska 2004), available in a Bison Books edition.
Reviews for Quotology
“Well named, Quotology contains everything you always wanted to know about quotations, quoters, quotees, quotation books, ‘quoox’ (quotations out of context), and their fascinating history.”—Marjorie Garber, author of Shakespeare and Modern Culture and Quotation Marks “Those who are fascinated by quotations, meaning just about everyone who is interested in culture or history, will want to devour Willis Regier’s Quotology. Regier, ... Read more