James Geary - Aphorism at Play
Wed, Nov 12 at 10am
For lovers of words, aspiring writers, and discerning readers, that is to say all Literary Festival attendees, join James Geary, lecturer at Harvard Kennedy School, as he celebrates the art of the aphorism, a short, witty, philosophical phrase, in an entertaining, interactive session exploring the wisest and pithiest sayings of the world.
Starting in ancient China and ending with contemporary meme makers, The World in a Phrase, a The New York Times bestseller, features some of the greatest practitioners—from humorists Mark Twain and Dorothy Parker, to activists James Baldwin and Audre Lorde, and artists Jenny Holzer and David Byrne—and explores the aphorism in the age of social media.
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