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Uniform Title Allusions--cultural, literary, biblical, and historical.

Title Ruffner's allusions--cultural, literary, biblical, and historical : a thematic dictionary / [edited by] Frederick G. Ruffner, Jr., and Laurence Urdang.

Imprint

Detroit, Mich. : Omnigraphics, 2010.

Copies

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 3rd Floor Stacks	081 Al58r 2010	---	Available

Edition	3rd ed.
Description	xxx, 969 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Preface to the third edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Table of descriptive categories -- Table of thematic categories -- How to use this book -- Allusions.
Summary	"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.
Subject	Allusions -- Dictionaries.
Added Author	Ruffner, Frederick G., 1926-2014.
	Urdang, Laurence.
ISBN	9780780811706 (pbk. : alk. paper)
	0780811704 (pbk. : alk. paper)