Aphorisms have been described as 'the obscure hinterland between poetry and prose' (New Yorker) - short pithy statements that capture the essence of the human condition in all its shades.
In this New and Selected, master of the form Don Paterson brings the best examples from his two previous volumes together with ingenious new material relevant to today's world. Moving and mischievous, canny and profound - these wide-ranging observations of no more than one or two lines demonstrate that the aphorism is the perfect form for our times.
Consciousness is the turn the universe makes to hasten its own end.
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Agnosticism is indulged only by those who have never suffered belief.
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Poet: someone in the aphorism business for the money.
| ISBN: | 9780571338221 |
| Publication date: | 1st October 2020 |
| Author: | Don Paterson |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Genres: |
Literary theory Literary reference works |
Aphorisms have been described as 'the obscure hinterland between poetry and prose' (New Yorker) - short pithy statements that capture the essence of the human condition in all its shades.
In this New and Selected, master of the form Don Paterson brings the best examples from his two previous volumes together with ingenious new material relevant to today's world. Moving and mischievous, canny and profound - these wide-ranging observations of no more than one or two lines demonstrate that the aphorism is the perfect form for our times.
Consciousness is the turn the universe makes to hasten its own end.
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Agnosticism is indulged only by those who have never suffered belief.
*
Poet: someone in the aphorism business for the money.
The Fall at Home features in the following genres: Literary theory, Literary reference works
The Fall at Home is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Fall at Home was written by Don Paterson and published by Faber & Faber
The Fall at Home has 224 pages
£9.89