Adonis to Zorro
Subtitle: Oxford dictionary of reference and allusion
By: edited by Andrew Delahunty and Sheila Dignen
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9780199567454
Subjects: Dictionaries; Allusions
Other titles: Oxford dictionary of reference and allusion; Dictionary of reference and allusion
Description: Allusions form a colourful extension to the English language, drawing on a collective knowledge of literature, mythology, and the Bible to give us a literary shorthand for describing people, places and events. This A-Z reference explains the meanings of allusions in modern English, from Adonis to Zorro, Tartarus to Tarzan, Rubens to Rambo.
Notes: "First and second editions edited  by Andrew Delahunty, Sheila Dignen, and Penny Stock."

Previous ed.: Delahunty, Andrew. The Oxford dictionary of allusions. 2nd ed. c2005.