Description
Book SynopsisDraws on world literature and contemporary events to show how vital quotations are, how they are collected and organised, and how deceptive they can be. Willis Goth Regier probes all these aspects, identifying fifty-nine types of quotations, including misquotations and anonymous sayings. Following the logic of quotology,
Quotology concludes with famous last words.
Trade Review“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, 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
The Yale Book of Quotations"Regier . . . offers a fascinating look at the principles and practices of quotation."—E.L. Battistella,
CHOICETable of ContentsList of Illustrations
Abbreviations
Preface
Part 1. Principia
1. Elements
2. Types
3. Collections
4. The Great Compendia
5. Fashions
Part 2. Practica
6. Wit
7. Prophecy
8. Meditations
9. Last Words
Acknowledgments
Notes
Works Cited
Index
