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Brewer's Curious Titles

Brewer's Curious Titles

by IanCrofton (Author)

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    Hardcover 2002

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Synopsis

BREWER'S CURIOUS TITLES tells the often intriguing, and sometimes surprising, stories behind an array of titles of works of literature, music and the visual arts. Arranged in simple A-Z order by title, it explains the meanings of, and reasons for, the titles of more than 1500 famous and not-so-famous novels, films, poems, plays, paintings and works of classical music. Embracing titles as diverse and as baffling as Flann O'Brien's AT SWIM TWO-BIRDS and Salvador Dali's ATMOSPHERIC SKULL SODOMIZING A GRAND PIANO, BREWER'S CURIOUS TITLES serves up a feast of explanation, allusion, quotation and hidden meaning that will satisfy the appetite of the most inquisitive of cultural magpies.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 576
 Edition: 1st Edition
 Publisher: W&N
Published: 14 Nov 2002
ISBN 10: 0304361305
ISBN 13: 9780304361304
Book Overview: Lists more than 1500 noteworthy, curious and baffling titles, all of them clearly and entertainingly explained Includes the titles of novels, films, poems, plays, paintings and works of classical The perfect gift for word-buffs and general knowledge addicts - and for anyone who loves the serendipitous side of BREWER'S DICTIONARY OF PHRASE AND FABLE

Author Bio
Ian Crofton is a freelance writer and editor. His publications include A DICTIONARY OF MUSICAL QUOTATIONS (with Donald Fraser) and A DICTIONARY OF ART QUOTATIONS, and he was editor-in-chief of THE GUINNESS ENCYCLOPEDIA. He contributed entries on history, music and art to BREWER'S DICTIONARY OF MODERN PHRASE AND FABLE, and has written articles for a number of other children's and adults' reference books.