Cassell Companion to Quotations - Hardcover

Rees, Nigel

9780304348480: Cassell Companion to Quotations

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0304348481 ISBN 13: 9780304348480

Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc, 1997

An annotated guide to quotations, this textbook provides a collection of the most familiar sayings in the English-speaking world. It looks in particular at those quotations whose origins are disputed or which exist in variant forms, highlighting popular misconceptions and misquotations.

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About the Author:

Nigel Rees is the author of over 50 books, including the Cassell Dictionary of Humorous Quotations and the Cassell Companion to Quotations. He is the deviser and presenter of BBC Radio's Quote...Unquote, through which he has become an authority on the popular use of language in slogans, catchphrases, cliche

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This new, unique reference source "seeks to provide the context for, and ancillary information about quotations." Taking nothing for granted, Rees, author, broadcaster, and authority on the popular use of language, highlights quotes that are often misremembered and/or misattributed, pinpoints remarks that are misunderstood, and provides background information to explain or clarify quotations. Rees also supplies needed facts and insights, shows how quotes are and have been used and misused over the ages, and often offers inspired speculation as well.

Unlike many quotation dictionaries, this work is very entertaining and browsable. A detailed index of keywords supplements the alphabetical organization by last name of individuals quoted. Anonymous, of course, encompasses more than 36 pages, and Shakespeare nearly 20 pages. Foreign-language quotes are presented in their original language and then in English. From "We was robbed!" (boxing manager Joe Jacobs) to "Let them eat cake" (under Marie-Antoi-nette, but if she ever did say it she was probably quoting someone else), this collection of problematic, elusive, and intriguing quotations appeals to a wide audience. Recommended for public and academic libraries as a complement to standard quote books.

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