A Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Oxford Paperback Reference)

Elizabeth Knowles, Oxford University Press

ISBN 10: 0192801252 / ISBN 13: 9780192801258

Verlag: Oxford University Press, 2003

Beschreibung

Fine copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1715931395081

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: A Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Oxford Paperback Reference)
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0192801252
• ISBN-13: 9780192801258
• Einband: Soft cover
• Zustand: Near Fine

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Inhaltsangabe

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable is a new reference work, providing a wealth of fascinating and informative background detail for over 10,000 phrases and allusions used in English today. Drawing from Oxford's unrivalled bank of language and quotation on-line resources, this highly browsable pot pourri of allusive terms includes entries from a broad range of topics, from classical mythology, history, religion, folk customs, superstitions, science and technology, philosophy, and popular culture. From African Eve to white van man, from Barbie doll and bunny boiler to the big bang theory, the dictionary gives reliable, up-to-date insights into the origin and history of words and phrases, with ample cross-referencing.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Elizabeth Knowles has been Managing Editor of Oxford Quotations Dictionaries since 1993 and is a historical lexicographer, having previously worked for ten years on the New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.