The Facts on File Dictionary of Modern Allusions

by Sylvia Cole and Abraham Harold Lass

Book Overview

I coulda been a contender, Molotov cocktail, catch-22, Beatrice. Our language is full of allusions, terms, names, and phrases that have been shorthand for certain attributes or circumstances. This dictionary explains the current meanings and original contexts of more than 1500 allusions of the past millennium drawn from history, literature, art, and mass culture.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816045763
• ISBN13: 9780816045761
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Checkmark Books
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"