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; KWS Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Detroit, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 969
ISBN-13: 9780780811706
Subjects: Dictionaries; Allusions
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 (p. 821-866) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface to the third edition; title: Preface to the second edition; title: Preface to the first edition; title: Table of descriptive categories; title: Table of thematic categories; title: How to use this book; title: Allusions.