The Facts on File Dictionary of Allusions: Definitions and Origins of More Than 4,000 Allusions (Writers Reference)

by Martin H . Manser (Author), David Pickering (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  2009

  $24.26

  A guide to allusions in the English language. In approximately 4,000 entries, it explores well-known events, places, people, and phenomena whose names have acquired linguistic significance, conveying a particular message beyond a mere reference to the objects referred to. It includes an index, bibliography, and cross-references.

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  Hardcover
  2009

  $83.26

  A guide to allusions in the English language. In approximately 4,000 entries, it explores well-known events, places, people, and phenomena whose names have acquired linguistic significance, conveying a particular message beyond a mere reference to the objects referred to. It includes an index, bibliography, and cross-references.