The Oxford Dictionary Of Allusions

Author : Andrew Delahunty,Sheila Dignen,Penny Stock
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:49015002910504

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The Oxford Dictionary of Allusions by Andrew Delahunty,Sheila Dignen,Penny Stock Pdf

Allusions form a colourful extension to the English Language, drawing on our collective knowledge of literature, mythology, and the Bible to give us a literary shorthand for describing people, places, and events. So a miser is a Scrooge, a strong man is a Samson or a Hercules, a beautifulwoman is a Venus or a modern-day Helen of Troy-we can suffer like Sisyphus, fail like Canute, or linger like the smile of the Cheshire Cat. This completely new reference work explains the meanings of the allusions in use in modern English, from Abaddon to Zorro, Tartarus to Tarzan, and Rubens to Rambo. The fascinating book is based on an extensive reading programme that has identified the most commonly-used allusions, and quotations areincluded at most entries to illustrate usage, from a range of authors and sources, from Thomas Hardy to Ben Elton, Charles Dickens to 'Bridget Jones's Diary'.

Author : Andrew Delahunty,Sheila Dignen
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199567461

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Oxford Dictionary of Reference and Allusion by Andrew Delahunty,Sheila Dignen Pdf

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 Tarzan, and Rambo to Rubens. Based on an extensive reading program that has identified the most commonly used allusions, this fascinating volume includes numerous quotations to illustrate usage, drawn from sources ranging from Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens to Bridget Jones's Diary. In addition, the dictionary includes a useful thematic index, so that readers not only can look up Medea to find out how her name is used as an allusion, but also can look up the theme of "Revenge" and find, alongside Medea, entries for other figures used to allude to revenge, such as The Furies or The Count of Monte Cristo. Hailed by Library Journal as "wonderfully conceived and extraordinarily useful," this superb reference--now available in paperback--will appeal to anyone who enjoys language in all its variety. It is especially useful for students and writers.

Author : Andrew Delahunty,Sheila Dignen,Penny Stock
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0198609191

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The Oxford Dictionary of Allusions by Andrew Delahunty,Sheila Dignen,Penny Stock Pdf

Allusions form a colourful extension to the English language, drawing on our knowledge of literature and mythology to give a shorthand for describing people, places, and events. This text explains the meanings of the allusions in use in modern English. Originally published: 2001.

Author : Martin H. Manser,David Pickering
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Allusions
ISBN : 9780816048687

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The Facts On File Dictionary of Classical and Biblical Allusions by Martin H. Manser,David Pickering Pdf

This indispensable work is a comprehensive resource offering abundant information that students and general readers of all ages will find clear and to the point. A useful companion to The Facts On File Dictionary of Cultural and Historical Allusions explains the meanings and origins of allusions from the Bible and classical mythology, including Greek, Roman, Norse, Celtic, and Egyptian. It features approximately 2,000 entries, from Abelard and Heloise to Zeus. It covers biblical and mythological figures (Narcissus, Athena, Daniel), places (Mount Olympus, Gesthemane, Elysian Fields), key concepts (doomsday, utopia), and other references with biblical and mythological origins (judgment of Solomon, salt of the earth, patience of Job, labors of Hercules). It also includes a pronunciation key for difficult words or terms; examples of usage; and extensive cross-references.

Author : Andrew Delahunty
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0198609485

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Oxford Dictionary of Nicknames by Andrew Delahunty Pdf

A reference for the general reader contains concise explanations of the origins of over 1,800 nicknames from contemporary and historical culture referring to historical figures, politicians, athletes, entertainers, places, events, and organizations.

Author : Andrew Delahunty,Sheila Dignen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Allusions
ISBN : OCLC:767546817

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Oxford Dictionary of Reference and Allusion by Andrew Delahunty,Sheila Dignen Pdf

Over 1,900 entries. Allusions form a colourful extension to the English language, drawing on our collective knowledge of literature, mythology, and the Bible to give us a literary shorthand for describing people, places, and events. So a cunning crook is an Artful Dodger, a daydreamer is like Billy Liar, a powerful woman is a modern-day Amazon. This absorbing and accessible A-Z explains the meanings of allusions in modern English. Fascinating to browse through, the book is based on an extensive reading programme that has identified the most commonly-used allusions. For the third edition all entries have been reviewed, revised, and thoroughly updated to ensure the consistency of coverage of allusions and references. New to this edition is the inclusion within each entry of a short summary definition for the allusion or reference, ideal for quick reference, and at least one illustrative citation from a wide range of source materials in almost every entry. The Oxford Dictionary of Reference and Allusion is both a useful and user-friendly reference work for students of English literature and language, as well as for non-native English speakers for aid with unusual references, and an absorbing volume for all lovers of literature and culture in general.

Author : Elizabeth Webber,Mike Feinsilber
Publisher : Merriam-Webster
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0877796289

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Allusions by Elizabeth Webber,Mike Feinsilber Pdf

A guide to references commonly used in speech and writing. Explains more than 900 allusions. Entries include examples from todays leading media. A must for serious readers, language lovers, and ESL students.

Author : Dorothy Auchter
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1998-06
Category : History
ISBN : MINN:31951D01616464Z

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Dictionary of Historical Allusions and Eponyms by Dorothy Auchter Pdf

Drawing from history, folklore, cultural traditions, and linguistics, this dictionary illuminates over 550 terms, such as scapegoat, John Hancock, peeping Tom, nepotism, and many others.

Author : Margaret S. Graves
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-31
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780190695927

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Arts of Allusion by Margaret S. Graves Pdf

The art of the object reached unparalleled heights in the medieval Islamic world, yet the intellectual dimensions of ceramics, metalwares, and other plastic arts in this milieu have not always been acknowledged. Arts of Allusion reveals the object as a crucial site where pre-modern craftsmen of the eastern Mediterranean and Persianate realms engaged in fertile dialogue with poetry, literature, painting, and, perhaps most strikingly, architecture. Lanterns fashioned after miniature shrines, incense burners in the form of domed monuments, earthenware jars articulated with arches and windows, inkwells that allude to tents: through close studies of objects from the ninth to the thirteenth centuries, this book reveals that allusions to architecture abound across media in the portable arts of the medieval Islamic world. Arts of Allusion draws upon a broad range of material evidence as well as medieval texts to locate its subjects in a cultural landscape where the material, visual, and verbal realms were intertwined. Moving far beyond the initial identification of architectural types with their miniature counterparts in the plastic arts, Margaret Graves develops a series of new frameworks for exploring the intelligent art of the allusive object. These address materiality, representation, and perception, and examine contemporary literary and poetic paradigms of metaphor, description, and indirect reference as tools for approaching the plastic arts. Arguing for the role of the intellect in the applied arts and for the communicative potential of ornament, Arts of Allusion asserts the reinstatement of craftsmanship into Islamic intellectual history.

Author : Beatrice Groves
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781351978736

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Literary Allusion in Harry Potter by Beatrice Groves Pdf

Literary Allusion in Harry Potter builds on the world-wide enthusiasm for J. K. Rowling’s series in order to introduce its readers to some of the great works of literature on which Rowling draws. Harry Potter’s narrative techniques are rooted in the western literary tradition and its allusiveness provides insight into Rowling’s fictional world. Each chapter of Literary Allusion in Harry Potter consists of an in-depth discussion of the intersection between Harry Potter and a canonical literary work, such as the plays of Shakespeare, the poetry of Homer, Ovid, the Gawain-poet, Chaucer, Milton and Tennyson, and the novels of Austen, Hardy and Dickens. This approach aims to transform the reader’s understanding of Rowling’s literary achievement as well as to encourage the discovery of works with which they may be less familiar. The aim of this book is to delight Potter fans with a new perspective on their favourite books while harnessing that enthusiasm to increase their wider appreciation of literature.

Author : Elizabeth Knowles
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191650567

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How to Read a Word by Elizabeth Knowles Pdf

Have you ever wondered how you can find out more about a word: Where did it come from? How has its meaning altered? How can it be pronounced? What is its relationship to other words? Language is not fixed, but is an evolutionary process: words develop and change, in meaning, association, and pronunciation, as well as in many other ways. Exploring the routes taken by the words we choose to investigate leads us on fascinating journeys. How to Read a Word, written by the noted lexicographer Elizabeth Knowles, shows us how we might delve into the origins, associations, and evolution of words, and is primarily concerned with the following two points: what questions can be asked about a word? And how can they be answered? Utilising the unrivalled resources and the language-monitoring programs of the Oxford English Dictionary, the book leads you through the various stages of investigation into the myriad aspects of individual words, from etymology to date of first use and regional distribution, and from spelling and pronunciation to shifts in meaning. Supported by many examples of investigation into specific words, and featuring a full index, a wide selection of useful online resources, and reams of useful tips for avoiding common pitfalls, it is both a thought-provoking and practical handbook, providing readers with the essential tools to confidently interrogate the words by which they are surrounded. How to Read a Word is the perfect gift for anyone who is fascinated by the development and intricacies of the English language.

Author : Sir Paul Harvey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 888 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1932
Category : American literature
ISBN : UOM:39015010861667

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The Oxford Companion to English Literature by Sir Paul Harvey Pdf

Author : Paul Lennon
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008-08-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110197334

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Allusions in the Press by Paul Lennon Pdf

This corpus-based study of allusions in the British press shows the range of targets journalists allude to - from Shakespeare to TV soaps, from Jane Austen to Hillary Clinton, from hymns to nursery rhymes, proverbs and riddles. It analyzes the linguistic forms allusions take and demonstrates how allusions function meaningfully in discourse. It explores the nature of the background cultural and intertextual knowledge allusions demand of readers and sets out the processing stages involved in understanding an allusion. Allusion is integrated into existing theories of indirect language and linked to idioms, word-play and metaphor.

Author : Jack Lynch
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780191019685

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The Oxford Handbook of British Poetry, 1660-1800 by Jack Lynch Pdf

In the most comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the poetry published in Britain between the Restoration and the end of the eighteenth century, forty-four authorities from six countries survey the poetry of the age in all its richness and diversity—serious and satirical, public and private, by men and women, nobles and peasants, whether published in deluxe editions or sung on the streets. The contributors discuss poems in social contexts, poetic identities, poetic subjects, poetic form, poetic genres, poetic devices, and criticism. Even experts in eighteenth-century poetry will see familiar poems from new angles, and all readers will encounter poems they've never read before. The book is not a chronologically organized literary history, nor an encyclopaedia, nor a collection of thematically related essays; rather it is an attempt to provide a systematic overview of these poetic works, and to restore it to a position of centrality in modern criticism.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Criticism
ISBN : 9780199208272

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms by Anonim Pdf