Dictionary of Historical Allusions and Eponyms (Contemporary Ethical Issues)

Auchter, Dorothy; Autcher, Dorothy; Mays, Dorothy Auchter

ISBN 10: 0874369509 ISBN 13: 9780874369502

Verlag: ABC-CLIO, 1998

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"Suitable for larger academic or public libraries." - Choice "Auchter, a reference librarian and author...sets out to 'bring the stories of these people back to life,' and she succeeds admirably....this book will be useful to students of language, literature, and history and will prove irresistible to those who are addicted to words and word lore....Recommended for academic and larger public libraries." - Library Journal, Starred Review

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Short shrift has its origins in the public executions of Renaissance times, when the impatience of the crowd for the main event led to cutting short the last rites performed for the condemned, known as shriving or shrift. Whipping boy originally referred to a boy chosen as companion for a young prince, who would be caned when the prince deserved punishment. The Dictionary of Historical Allusions and Eponyms records the rich and engaging stories behind the history of over 550 words and phrases such as these. Drawing upon historical allusions from sources as varied as the courts of ancient Egypt, the battlefields of Europe, the pirate ships of the Caribbean, and the corridors of American politics, this dictionary provides the contemporary meaning as well as the history of each term or phrase.

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• Verlag: ABC-CLIO
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0874369509
• ISBN 13: 9780874369502
• Einband: Encuadernación de biblioteca
• Anzahl der Seiten: 306