The Oxford dictionary of allusions / edited by Andrew Delahunty, Sheila Dignen, and Penny Stock.
The Oxford dictionary of allusions / edited by Andrew Delahunty, Sheila Dignen, and Penny Stock.
Alternate Title
:
Dictionary of allusions
Publication Date
:
2005, 2001
Publication Information
:
Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press,
Subject Term
:
English language -- Etymology -- Dictionaries.
English language -- Foreign words and phrases -- Dictionaries.
English language -- Terms and phrases.
Allusions -- Dictionaries.
Series
:
OXFORD PAPERBACK REFERENCE
OXFORD PAPERBACK REFERENCE.
Additional Contributors
:
Delahunty, Andrew.
Dignen, Sheila.
Stock, Penny.
Summary
:
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.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780198609193
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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| Corner Brook (WCB) | Adult NFic Ref | Adult Non-Fiction Reference | 422.03 OX2 | NonCirculating |