The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations

The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations
Author: Robert Andrews
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 1214
Release: 1993
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780231071949

Over 11,000 of these 18,000 quotations have never before appeared in a quotation book. Chosen not for their familiarity but for their quality and their relevance in the 1990s, these provocative quotations cover subjects from adolescence and adoption to yuppies and zoos.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 484
Release: 1981
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780192813244

The new edition of The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, drawn from the third edition of the best-selling Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, is a collection of 5800 well-known quotations by 1100 authors. Ranging in time from the eighth century BC to the 1970s and in space from Russia to South Africa, it provides excellent browsing among a varied company of authors and includes a generous index to guide the reader to a particular quote or selection of quotes.

The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations from Shakespeare

The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations from Shakespeare
Author: Mary Foakes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 516
Release: 1998
Genre: Quotations, English
ISBN: 9780760719039

Centuries after they were written, the plays and poems of Shakespeare remain a deep well of inspiration. Using the authoritative Riverside Shakespeare as its primary source, The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations from Shakespeare is an invaluable resource for writers, speakers, and readers seeking to tap that well ...

Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Author: Susan Ratcliffe
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 1723
Release: 2006
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0198614179

Provides coverage of literary and historical quotations. An easy-to-use keyword index traces quotations and their authors, while the appendix material, including Catchphrases, Film Lines, Official Advice, and Political Slogans, offers further topics of interest.