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Overview"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." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mardy GrothePublisher: Penguin Random House Australia Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 20.20cm Weight: 0.121kg ISBN: 9780142000571ISBN 10: 0142000574 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 26 February 2002 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsThere is plenty of delight in this overdue collection. --Houston Chronicle Author InformationMardy 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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