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Oxford Dictionary of Reference and Allusion (Oxford Paperback Reference)
Oxford Dictionary of Reference and Allusion - Oxford Paperback Reference
Author: Andrew Delahunty, Sheila Dignen
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 Ta...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199567461
ISBN-10: 0199567468
Publication Date: 10/12/2012
Pages: 416
Edition: 3
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Paperback
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