Buch, Englisch, 558 Seiten
Reihe: Oxford Paperback Reference
Buch, Englisch, 558 Seiten
Reihe: Oxford Paperback Reference
ISBN: 978-0-19-860752-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Key Features:
The most authoritative paperback dictionary of quotations available
- Quotations from classic literary and historical sources, as well as from today's influential literary and cultural figures
- Easy-to-use keyword index traces quotations and their authors
- Appendix material, including Catchphrases, Film Lines, Official Advice, and Political Slogans
- Contains over 9,000 quotations from more than 2,500 authors
Description:
Now based on the highly acclaimed fifth edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, this new edition maintains its extensive coverage of literary and historical quotations, and contains completely up-to-date material from today's influential literary and cultural figures. This is the most authoritative paperback dictionary of quotations available. A fascinating read and an essential reference tool, it contains over 9,000 quotations from more than 2,500 authors.
An easy-to-use keyword index traces quotations and their authors, while the appendix material, including Catchphrases, Film Lines, Official Advice, and Political Slogans, offers further topics of interest.
'When it's three o'clock in New York, it's still 1938 in London' Bette Midler
'A slave's condition; not to say what one thinks' Euripides
Competition:
Collins Concise Dictionary of Quotations by Donald Fraser. Published 1998 £8.99. Publisher: Collins. Comments: Contains only 6,000 quotations to our 9,000. Ranked far lower on Amazon than our dictionary. Bloomsbury Concise Dictionary of Quotations by A. Stibbs and J. Daintith. Published 1993 £5.99. Publisher: Bloomsbury. Comments: Again, contains only 6,000 quotations to our 9,000, and a far older text. The New Penguin Dictionary of Quotations by J. M. and M. J. Cohen. Published 1993 £7.99. Publisher: Penguin. Comments: Our nearest contender, but very cramped and difficult text to read, ranked far lower on Amazon than our dictionary, and outdated.
Zielgruppe
The general reader. Also writers, after-dinner speakers, puzzle-solvers, students, teachers. Excellent gift title.
