The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language - Rilegato

Forsyth, Mark

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ISBN 10: 1848313071 ISBN 13: 9781848313071

Casa editrice: Faber And Faber Ltd., 2011

Riassunto

'Witty and erudite ... stuffed with the kind of arcane information that nobody strictly needs to know, but which is a pleasure to learn nonetheless.' Nick Duerden, Independent.

'Particularly good ... Forsyth takes words and draws us into their, and our, murky history.' William Leith, Evening Standard.

The Etymologicon is an occasionally ribald, frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language.

What is the actual connection between disgruntled and gruntled? What links church organs to organised crime, California to the Caliphate, or brackets to codpieces?

Mark Forsyth's riotous celebration of the idiosyncratic and sometimes absurd connections between words is a classic of its kind: a mine of fascinating information and a must-read for word-lovers everywhere.

'Highly recommended' Spectator.

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Recensione

The unique English language bestseller, now BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK as read by Hugh Dennis.

'I'm hooked on Forsyth's book - Crikey, but this is addictive' Mathew Parris, The Times

'A perfect bit of stocking filler for the bookish member of the family, or just a cracking all-year-round-read. Highly recommended, Spectator --The Times and The Spectator

'The stocking-filler of the season, Robert McCrum, Observer

'This year's must-have stocking filler - the angel on the top of the tree, the satsuma in the sock, the threepenny bit in the plum pudding, the essential addition to the library in the smallest room is Mark Forsyth's The Etymologicon,' Ian Sansom, Guardian --The Observer and the Guardian

'Fascinating' Daily Mail

'One of the books of the year. It is too enjoyable for words,' Henry Coningsby, Bookseller, Waterstones Watford

'Kudos should go to Mark Forsyth, author of The Etymologicon - Clearly a man who knows his onions, Mr Forsyth must have worked 19 to the dozen, spotting red herrings and unravelling inkhorn terms, to bestow this boon - a work of the first water, to coin a phrase, Daily TelegraphNov --The Daily Mail, the Bookseller and the Telegraph

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Faber And Faber Ltd.
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1848313071
• ISBN 13: 9781848313071
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 288
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile