基本信息出版社:Oxford University Press
页码:558 页
出版日期:2003年10月
ISBN:0198607520
条形码:9780198607526
版本:2003-10-09
装帧:平装
开本:32开 Pages Per Sheet
丛书名:Oxford Paperback Reference
外文书名:牛津简明语录字典修订版
内容简介 Book Description
From Aristotle, Shakespeare, and the Bible to the sound bites of today's politicians and film stars, this dictionary is essential for reference. Based on the highly acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, this new edition answers all those teasings questions about who really said what.
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
From Book News Annotation
Containing some 9,000 quotations of 2,500 individuals, this dictionary lists famous and not-so-famous utterances and lines alphabetically by author, along with brief textual citations. The quotes range from classical to contemporary and from whimsy to gravitas. As one would expect from an Oxford dictionary, the material favors British quotes, but not overly so. A comprehensive index allows readers to locate quotations by keyword. Several thematic lists of quotations are also appended
Book Dimension
Height (mm) 196 Width (mm) 129
作者简介 Elizabeth Knowles has been Managing Editor of Oxford Quotations Dictionaries since 1993 and is a historical lexicographer, having previously worked for ten years on the New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.
目录
Introduction
Quotations
Index
Sayings and Slogans
Advertising slogans
Cartoon captions
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