The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Oxford Paperback Reference)

Knowles, Elizabeth

ISBN 10: 019920246X / ISBN 13: 9780199202461

Editore: Oxford University Press, 2006

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• Titolo: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Oxford Paperback Reference)
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 019920246X
• ISBN 13: 9780199202461
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Edizione: seconda edizione
• Condizione: very good

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Riassunto

What is a ham-and-egger? What are Anglo-Saxon attitudes? Who or what is liable to jump the shark? Who first tried to nail jelly to the wall? The answers to these and many more questions are in this fascinating book. Here in one volume you can track down the stories behind the names and sayings you meet, whether in classic literature or today's news. Drawing on Oxford's unrivalled bank of reference and language online resources, this dictionary covers classical and other mythologies, history, religion, folk customs, superstitions, science and technology, philosophy, and popular culture. Extensive cross referencing makes it easy to trace specific information, while every page points to further paths to explore. A fascinating slice of cultural history, and a browser's delight from start to finish. What is the fog of war? Who first wanted to spend more time with one's family? When was the Dreamtime? How long since the first cry of Women and children first? Where might you find dark matter? Would you want the Midas touch? Should you worry about grey goo?

Informazioni sull?autore

Elizabeth Knowles is Publishing Manager for Oxford Quotations Dictionaries and is a historical lexicographer, having previously worked on the fourth edition of theShorter Oxford English Dictionary. She is editor of the sixth edition of theOxford Dictionary of Quotations..