{"product_id":"quotology-paperback-softback-9780803217522","title":"Quotology (Paperback \/ softback) 9780803217522","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eQuotology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWillis Goth Regier (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780803217522\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 October 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages, 10 illustrations, 1 table\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.36 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Well named, \u003ci\u003eQuotology\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eShakespeare and Modern Culture\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eQuotation Marks\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Those who are fascinated by quotations, meaning just about everyone who is interested in culture or history, will want to devour Willis Regier's \u003ci\u003eQuotology\u003c\/i\u003e. Regier, more than anyone before him, has illuminated the reasons we quote, the taxonomy of quotation types, and the traditions of the great quote books, and done so with delightful wit and penetrating insight.\"—Fred Shapiro, editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Yale Book of Quotations\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Regier . . . offers a fascinating look at the principles and practices of quotation.\"—E.L. Battistella, \u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eErasmus 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe quote to admire, provoke, commemorate, dispute, play, and inspire. Quotations signal class, club, clique, and alma mater. They animate wit, relay prophecies, guide meditation, and accessorize fashion.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eQuotology\u003c\/i\u003e Willis Goth Regier draws on world literature and contemporary events to show how vital quotations are, how they are collected and organized, and how deceptive they can be. He probes all these aspects, identifying fifty-nine types of quotations, including misquotations and anonymous sayings. Following the logic of quotology, \u003ci\u003eQuotology\u003c\/i\u003e concludes with famous last words.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart 1. Principia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Elements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Types\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Collections\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. The Great Compendia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Fashions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart 2. Practica\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Wit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. Prophecy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. Meditations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. Last Words\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorks Cited\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52545941897496,"sku":"9780803217522","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/quotology-paperback-softback-9780803217522","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}