Common knowledge readers guide de grote david (12 resultados)

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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardcover. Condición: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition 1987, first printing, numbers line starts with 1. Published by Greenwood Press. Hardcover in full cloth without DJ as issued. Condition new, square tight and crisp book, no edgewear, sharp corners, no names, no underlinings no highlights, no bent page corners, not a reminder. 8vo, 450 pages. Heavy book will require additional postage for international orders.…

Condición: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. 450p.

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NY, 1987. XV,437 pp. Hardcover.

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Buch. Condición: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - An aptly titled book that presents, from a staggering range of fields (e.g., mythology, religion, literature, history), names that `reasonably well-educated persons might be expected to know.' . . . Included are figures who are common subjects or who have made their way into catch phrases or character types (e.g., Lothario). A good source for home or public libraries.' Choice In his introduction, compiler Grote apologizes `to the Dickensians, the Janeites, the Proustians, the Holmesians, and the Shakesperians' for the brevity of his entries, sure to disappoint these die-hard fans of a single author. He need not, however, apologize to the general readers for whom his book is intended as a source for learning the significance of more than 4,000 names they might encounter. They are the names of historical persons, biblical personages, and mythical and literary characters. The entries are brief but adequately explain the person's origins in fact or literature. Wilson Library Bulletin This guide to common literary allusions is designed as a companion volume for the general reader. Grote has assembled the fundamental names in mythology, literature, religion, history, and popular culture as a reference for understanding their use in most general literature. The names included are those most likely to be encountered by the general reader, such as melancholy as Hamlet, or Phoenix-like. The entries are drawn primarily from literature, the Bible, and Greek and Roman mythology; a number of historical figures and names of significant historical events have also been included.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Common Knowledge | A Reader's Guide to Literary Allusions | David Grote | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 1987 | Greenwood | EAN 9780313257575 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…