The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Quotations - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0198662815 ISBN 13: 9780198662815

Casa editrice: Oxford Univ Pr, 2004

Riassunto

This newly expanded edition of the acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of Literary Quotations illuminates the world of the writer, from Shakespeare to Stephen King, from the quill to the PC. Covering all aspects of literary life, this edition is now enriched with new themes and memorable quotations from recent favorites such as Jonathan Franzen, J.K. Rowling, and Donna Tartt.
Celebrating over 3,000 years of writing, the dictionary's 4,000 quotations are arranged thematically and chronologically by author within each topic. Full keyword and author indexes ensure that a favorite quotation or author can be located quickly. From "Tools of the Trade" to "Writer's Block", from "Fables and Fairy Tales" to "Earning a Living," TheOxford Dictionary of Literary Quotations brings us the wittiest, most profound, most surprising, and most memorable words of the world's greatest writers on all aspects of their lives and work.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Peter Kemp is Fiction Editor of the Sunday Times, a Visiting Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford, and a Visiting Professor at Kingston University. His previous publications includeMuriel Spark and H.G. Wells and the Culminating Age.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Oxford Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0198662815
• ISBN 13: 9780198662815
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 544
• Redattore: Kemp Peter
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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