Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase &d Fable - Couverture rigide

Ayto, John; Crofton, Ian

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0304368091 ISBN 13 : 9780304368099

Editeur : Cassell, 2007

Synopsis

Book by Ayto John Crofton Ian

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

With thousands of contemporary words and phrases and a wide selection of entries on the cultural preoccupations of our times, Brewer’s Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable is an invaluable guide to modern language and culture. Focusing on the 20th and 21st centuries, it applies the trademark Brewer’s treatment to a fascinating selection of buzzwords, catchphrases, slang, nicknames, fictional characters and intriguing cultural phenomena from pop culture to politics, literature to technology.

Encompassing everything from the Battle of Britain to the Brazilian wax, McCarthyism to McDonald’s and Waiting for Godot to Wallace and Gromit, Brewer’s Modern is wonderfully diverse, addictively browsable and bound to broaden your horizons.

Revue de presse :

"I can't remember when I last learnt quite so many different things from one book"

(Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday)

"...peerless...Brewer's has kept ahead of the game by compiling this
marvelous compendium...It has captured the flavour of the past 100 years"

(The Times)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cassell
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0304368091
• ISBN 13: 9780304368099
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 853