OXFORD DICTIONARY OF ALLUSIONS 2nd Edition (Oxford Paperback Reference)
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Vydavatel: | OUP References |
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Publikováno: | 2005 |
Formát: | paperback 480 stran |
Anotace
"Allusions form a colourful extension to the English language,
drawing on our collective knowledge of literature, mythology, and
the Bible to give us a literary shorthand for describing people,
places, and events. So a miser is a Scrooge, a strong man is a
Samson or a Hercules, a beautiful woman is a Venus or a modern-day
Helen of Troy - we can suffer like Sisyphus, fail like Canute, or
linger like the smile of the Cheshire Cat. This absorbing reference
work explains the meanings of allusions in modern English, from
Abaddon to Zorro, Tartarus to Tarzan, and Rubens to Rambo.
Fascinating to browse through, the book is based on an extensive
reading programme that has identified the most commonly-used
allusions. Quotations are included in most entries to illustrate
usage, from a range of authors and sources, from Thomas Hardy to
Ben Elton, Charles Dickens to ""Bridget Jones's Diary"". For this
new second edition, the most up-to-date allusions from Gollum to
Kofi Annan have been added, and a handy A-Z order has been adopted
for extra ease of reference."
Kategorie
Knihovnické kódy
- ISBN: 0198609191
- EAN: 9780198609193