allusions

Tells the stories behind nearly two hundred sayings and phrases commonly used in everyday language, grouped in eight categories, including mythology and ancient history, the Old Testament, the New Testament, fables and fairy stories, Shakespeare, modern literature, modern history, and journalism and contemporary life.

Describes over 1,500 literary alluisons--what they meant in the original context, and how they might be applied today.

Provides the meanings and origins of over twenty thousand terms in religion, magic, philosophy, literature, etc.

Alphabetically arranged entries provide information on the origins of the names of many statues, towns, streets, clubs, churches, and other places and objects.

Defines more than nine hundred allusions; each entry includes the term's history and pronunciation and contemporary examples of the word or phrase.

Explains the meanings of allusions used in modern English, describing where the allusions originated, which ones are the most popular, and who created them.

Contains expressions from the medieval period through the twentieth-century with information on their origin and the use of almost a thousand words.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that explain the meaning and origins of approximately two thousand allusions found in the Bible, as well as in Greek, Roman, Norse, and other mythologies, and includes examples of usage and cross-references.

Contains 1,300 key allusions, alphabetically arranged and crossreferenced with definitions and sources.