A Dictionary of Reference and Allusion

by Sheila Dignen and Andrew Delahunty

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199567468
• ISBN13: 9780199567461
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.7" x 5.0"