Ruffner's allusions--cultural, literary, biblical, and historical
Subtitle: a thematic dictionary
By: by Frederick G. Ruffner, Jr., and Laurence Urdang ; edited by Laurie Lanzen Harris and Sharon R. Gunton
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Omnigraphics
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 969
ISBN-13: 9780780811225
Work titles: Allusions--cultural, literary, biblical, and historical
Description: "A thematic dictionary, with almost 13,000 allusion entries organized under 730 thematic categories. Thematic categories are presented in alphabetical order; each thematic category is followed a list of allusions, including definitions, origins (nationality and genre), and sources. Includes a bibliography and index"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.