"Are You a Bromide? by Gelett Burgess" is an insightful essay from the early 1900s that explores people's differences through psychological analysis. It divides people into two categories: Bromides and Sulphites, using wit to look at how people act in social situations. Bromides are seen as following the rules and saying expected things, while Sulphites think for themselves and act more freely. Using funny examples of common sayings called "Bromidioms," Burgess shows how Bromides are predictable compared to the thoughtful Sulphites. The essay comments on society and being too similar, pushing people to value unique thoughts and new ideas in their lives.
Are You a Bromide? The Sulphitic Theory Expounded and Exemplified According to the Most Recent Researches into the Psychology of Boredom, Including Many Well-Known Bromidioms Now in Use
By Gelett Burgess
Discover the hilarious truth about whether you're a predictable conformist or a refreshingly original thinker in this exploration of societal types.
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About the AuthorFrank Gelett Burgess was an American artist, art critic, poet, author and humorist. An important figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary renaissance of the 1890s, particularly through his iconoclastic little magazine, The Lark, and association with The Crowd literary group. He is best known as a writer of nonsense verse, such as "The Purple Cow," and for introducing French modern art to the United States in an essay titled "The Wild Men of Paris." He was the illustrator of the Goops murals, in Coppa's restaurant, in the Montgomery Block and author of the popular Goops books. Burgess coined the term "blurb."
Frank Gelett Burgess was an American artist, art critic, poet, author and humorist. An important figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary renaissance of the 1890s, particularly through his iconoclastic little magazine, The Lark, and association with The Crowd literary group. He is best known as a writer of nonsense verse, such as "The Purple Cow," and for introducing French modern art to the United States in an essay titled "The Wild Men of Paris." He was the illustrator of the Goops murals, in Coppa's restaurant, in the Montgomery Block and author of the popular Goops books. Burgess coined the term "blurb."
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