Oblast: Ostalo
ISBN: 1853263001
Godina izdanja: 1994
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

Ebenezer Cobham Brewer - The Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Wordsworth Editions, 1994
1175 str.
meki povez
stanje: vrlo dobro

The quintessential guide to myth, folklore, legend and literature | based on the original book of Ebenezer Cobham Brewer | Revised by Ivor H. Evans

This work explains the origins of the familiar and the unfamiliar in everyday speech and literature, including the colloquial and the proverbial. It embraces archaeology, history, religion, the arts, science, mythology and characters from fiction.
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Originally published in 1870 by Cassell, Petter & Galpin and written by the Reverend E. Cobham Brewer, it was aimed at the growing number of people who wanted to understand the origins of phrases and historical or literary allusions, but did not have a university education. The `phrase` part of the title refers mainly to the explanation of various idioms and proverbs, while the `fable` part might more accurately be labelled `folklore` and ranges from classical mythology to relatively recent literature. On top of this, Brewer added notes on important historical figures and events, and other things which he thought would be of interest, such as Roman numerals. Brewer`s provides information often not included in more traditional dictionaries and encyclopaedias. A `New Edition revised, corrected, and enlarged` of 1440 pages was published by the author in 1895, not long before he died. Since then, it has been continually republished; in revised and updated editions.
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