{"product_id":"an-admirable-point-a-brief-history-of-the-exclamation-mark","title":"An Admirable Point: A Brief History of the Exclamation Mark!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eFew punctuation marks elicit quite as much love or hate as the exclamation mark. It's bubbly and exuberant, an emotional amplifier whose flamboyantly dramatic gesture lets the reader know: here be feelings!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScott Fitzgerald famously stated exclamation marks are like laughing at your own joke; Terry Pratchett had a character say that multiple !!! are a '\u003cem\u003esure sign of a diseased mind\u003c\/em\u003e'. So what's the deal with ! ?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Admirable Point\u003c\/em\u003e recuperates the exclamation mark from its much maligned place at the bottom of the punctuation hierarchy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt explores how ! came about in the first place some six hundred years ago, and uncovers the many ways in which ! has left its mark on art, literature, (pop) culture, and just about any sphere of human activity \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– from \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e to spam emails, E.E. Cummings to neuroscience. Whether you think it's over-used, or enthusiastically sprinkle your writing with it, ! is inescapable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Florence Hazrat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43556398530817,"sku":"9781800811973","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-2023-07-01T163458.332.png?v=1688225706","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/an-admirable-point-a-brief-history-of-the-exclamation-mark","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}