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ox-y-mor-on-i-ca (OK-se-mor-ON-uh-ca) noun, plural: Any variety of tantalizing, self-contradictory statements or observations that on the surface appear false or illogical, but at a deeper level are true, often profoundly true. See also oxymoron, paradox. examples: "Melancholy is the... read more
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"Oxymoronica?" you might be thinking, "What's that?"
Table of Contents edit
Foreword
An Introduction to Oxymoronica
CHAPTER ONE: Oxymoronic Wit & Humor
CHAPTER TWO: The Human Condition
CHAPTER THREE: Sex, Love, & Romance
CHAPTER FOUR: Marriage, Home, & Family Life
CHAPTER FIVE: Ancient Oxymoronica
CHAPTER SIX: Political Oxymoronica
CHAPTER SEVEN: Oxymoronica on Stage & Screen
CHAPTER EIGHT: Artistic Oxymoronica
CHAPTER NINE: Oxymoronic Insults (and a Few Compliments)
CHAPTER TEN: Oxymoronic Advice
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Descriptive Oxymoronic a
CHAPTER TWELVE: The Literary Life
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Oxymoronic Insights from World Literature
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Inadvertent Oxymoronica
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Mardy Grothe (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper Resource
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0060536993
Page Count: 256
Publisher: Harper Resource
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0060536993
Page Count: 256
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 082
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