Bibliograph

The Oxford dictionary of thematic quotations, edited by Susan Ratcliffe

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The Oxford dictionary of thematic quotations, edited by Susan Ratcliffe

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Oxford dictionary of thematic quotations

Oclc number

43859617

Responsibility statement

edited by Susan Ratcliffe

Review

"The Oxford Dictionary of Thematic Quotations is a collection of over 7000 quotations, arranged thematically for easy look-up. Covering an enormous range of nearly 600 themes, there is every subject you can think of, from the more traditional topics of Courage or Knowledge, to topical and contemporary themes such as The Internet or Genetic Engineering."

Summary

"The quotations brought together in each particular theme range from the very old to the contemporary, and often the authors are not immediately associated with the topic on which they speak: Stephen Fry comments on Animal Rights, Horace and Samuel Beckett on Statistics, Maeve Binchy and Goethe on Middle Age, Tony Blair and the Duke of Wellington on Leadership, and Cher and Tolstoy on the Body. A useful author index gives quick and easy access to what is in the dictionary and provides information on each author. Whether you wish to discuss a particular subject with friends, or if you want to discover what people have said on a certain topic, this is a guide to who has said what about what."--Jacket

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