Cover of Dictionary of historical allusions & eponyms

Dictionary of historical allusions & eponyms

by Dorothy Auchter

1998 295 pages eng

rear dust jacket: Jezebel is an example of an eponym, a person whose name has evolved into a common noun or verb. In addition to eponyms, the English language is peppered with historical allusions that have become disassociated from their original context. How many people realize that the phrase "m…

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