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Synopsis
Allusions are a marvelous literary shorthand. A miser is a Scrooge, a strong man a Samson, a beautiful woman a modern-day Helen of Troy. From classical mythology to modern movies and Tv shows, this revised and updated third edition explains the meanings of more than 2,000 allusions in use in modern English, from Abaddon to Zorro, Tartarus to Tarzan, and Rambo to Rubens. Based on an extensive reading program that has identified the most commonly used allusions.
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This is such a helpful book for writers, allowing them to bring freshness and originality to their work by helping them avoid the same old expressions and clichés. (Willow Thomas, The New Writer Magazine)
Review from previous editions Wonderfully conceived and extraordinarily useful (Library Journal)
...an attractive addition to a writer's shelf of reference works (US Universal Press syndication)
A brilliantly organized handbook of names, places and phrases ... A highly readable text (Choice)
This is an easy to use book. (Sunday Telegraph)
Informative, useful and highly entertaining. (Manchester Evening News)
About the Author
Andrew Delahunty and Sheila Dignen are freelance lexicographers who have extensive experience compiling dictionaries.
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0199567468
- ISBN 13 9780199567461
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number3
- Number of pages418
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