Common Knowledge: A Reader's Guide to Literary Allusions

by David Grote

Book Overview

An aptly titled book that presents, from a staggering range of fields (e.g., mythology, religion, literature, history), names that reasonably well-educated persons might be expected to know.' . . . Included are figures who are common subjects or who have made their way into catch phrases or character types (e.g., Lothario). A good source for home or public libraries.'
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In his introduction, compiler Grote apologizes to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313257574
• ISBN13: 9780313257575
• Release Date: December 1987
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"