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Grothe, Mardy

 
9780142000571: Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You: Word Play for Word Lovers
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ISBN 10 : 0142000574 ISBN 13 : 9780142000571
Editeur : Penguin Publishing Group, 2002

Synopsis

What do Mae West, John F. Kennedy, Victor Hugo, and H. L. Mencken have in common? They all indulged in chiasmus-a literary device in which word order is reversed to hilarious or poignant effect. When Mae West said, "It's not the men in my life, it's the life in my men," she was using chiasmus; when John F. Kennedy said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country," he was doing the same. Dr. Mardy Grothe has compiled hundreds of examples of chiasmus in this whimsically illustrated collection, bringing this witty and thought-provoking device out of obscurity and into the public imagination.

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À propos de l'auteur

Mardy Grothe, Ph.D., is a psychologist, marriage counselor, and management consultant. Coauthor of three business books, he has been extensively interviewed on radio and television, on topics from problem bosses to the art of the insult. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Éditeur
Penguin Publishing Group
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0142000574
ISBN 13 
9780142000571
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
126
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