Ruffner's Allusions, 3rd Edition - Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: a Thematic Dictionary

"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.

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• Authors: Frederick G. Ruffner, Frederick G./ Urdang Ruffner, Laurence Urdang
• Assisted by: Laurie Lanzen Harris (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 15.10.2010, delayed
• EAN: 9780780811706
• ISBN: 978-0-7808-1170-6
• No. of pages: 1000
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature