Reverse Symbolism Dictionary Symbols Listed by Subject

Olderr, Steven

ISBN 10: 0899505619 / ISBN 13: 9780899505619

Verlag: McFarland Publishing, Jefferson, NC, 1992

Beschreibung

Green cloth, just a hint on edge rubbing, with reference library markings inside front and rear, title page and top page edge. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 181 pages. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 57719

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Reverse Symbolism Dictionary Symbols Listed ...

Verlag: McFarland Publishing, Jefferson, NC

Erscheinungsdatum: 1992

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket As Issued

Auflage: First Edition; First Printing.

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Inhaltsangabe:

This is a companion volume to Olderr's Symbolism: A Comprehensive Dictionary. The earlier dictionary was arranged by symbol and told what the meanings were. The present work goes the other way (but it is not simply a refiguring of the data). It presents ideas, situations or objects (ancient to modern), and gives the appropriate symbols (allusions, associations, attributes, or emblems).
Some examples are: one of the symbols for "hell" is descending stairs; an attribute of Saint Benedict is a raven; joy after sorrow is symbolized by the gemstone amber. Literary, artistic, religious, heraldic, numerological, folkloric, occult, psychological, and biblical usages are included.

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"will help students, researchers and writers discover how things have been represented or symbolized"--Booklist/RBB