Allusions--cultural, literary, biblical, and historical
Subtitle: a thematic dictionary
By: Laurence Urdang and Frederick G. Ruffner, Jr., editors, David M. Glixon, associate editor.
Contributors: Urdang, Laurence.; Ruffner, Frederick G.; Glixon, David M.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Gale Research Co.
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Detroit, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 634
Subjects: Allusions
Description: Documents the metaphorical or symbolic use of over 8700 entries from sources including the Bible, Shakespeare, Dickens, Greek, Roman, Scandinavian and other mythologies, American, European, Eastern and other legends and folklore, music, the arts, industry, comics, motion pictures, television, radio, and culture in general. Includes everyday expressions, but excludes real people unless they epitomize a particular characteristic from the thematic category. Each theme includes examples from sources including authors, books, magazines, plays, operas, Supreme Court rulings, herbs and other plants, religions, religious sects and writings, movies, nursery rhymes, fairy tales, songs, rock groups, gem symbolism, etc.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 537-574.
Includes index.