- Paperback: 592 pages
- Publisher: OUP Oxford; 5 edition (14 Sep 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0198614179
- ISBN-13: 978-0198614173
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 396,925 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Based on the highly acclaimed sixth edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, this new edition maintains its extensive coverage of literary and historical quotations, and contains completely up-to-date material from today's influential literary and cultural figures. Over 1900 new quotes have been added for this edition, as well as author descriptions, placing the quotes firmly in context. The dictionary has been compiled using a unique process: the quotes are identified by the largest ongoing language research programme in the world, Oxford English Corpus. This ensures that all the most popular and widely-used quotes are featured. 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. This is the most authoritative paperback dictionary of quotations available. Containing over 9,000 quotations from more than 2,500 authors, it is both a fascinating read, and an invaluable general reference tool. Below is a selection of quotes from the new edition: Integrity has no need of rules Albert Camus Where there is great love there are always miracles Willa Cather We have discovered the meaning of life! Francis Crick Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm R. W. Emerson Just trust yourself and learn the art of living Goethe In human relations, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths Graham Greene The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws Tacitus
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If like me you enjoy having a book of quotations at hand to trace the origins of a particular famous quote or look up new ones then you would be well advised to purchase this particular concise dictionary of quotations.
The quotations are ordered alphabetically starting with Dianne Abbot's "Being an M.P is the sort of job all working-class parents want for their children - clean, indoors and no heavy lifting" and ending with a quotation from the Zoroastrian scriptures "Truly there are two primal spirits, twins renowned to be in conflict. In thought and word, in act they are two: the better and the bad."
The two quotes I have just cited give an idea of the great sweep of quotes to be found in the book which range from the more jocular to the more serious, from the more modern to the more ancient and from a wide variety of sources. The compendious nature of the book is it's greatest asset.
For those who can remember actual quotes but can't remember who said them there is a helpful alphabetic index of themes near the back of the book. So, for example, if you wanted to know who said "money is like muck, not good except it be spread," you can go to the index, look it up under quotes relating to 'money' and see that you will find it in the selection of quotes attributed to Francis Bacon.At the end of the book is included a selection of famous catchphrases, advertising slogans, film lines, last words, misquotations and political slogans.
The quotations are ordered alphabetically starting with Dianne Abbot's "Being an M.P is the sort of job all working-class parents want for their children - clean, indoors and no heavy lifting" and ending with a quotation from the Zoroastrian scriptures "Truly there are two primal spirits, twins renowned to be in conflict. In thought and word, in act they are two: the better and the bad."
The two quotes I have just cited give an idea of the great sweep of quotes to be found in the book which range from the more jocular to the more serious, from the more modern to the more ancient and from a wide variety of sources. The compendious nature of the book is it's greatest asset.
For those who can remember actual quotes but can't remember who said them there is a helpful alphabetic index of themes near the back of the book. So, for example, if you wanted to know who said "money is like muck, not good except it be spread," you can go to the index, look it up under quotes relating to 'money' and see that you will find it in the selection of quotes attributed to Francis Bacon.At the end of the book is included a selection of famous catchphrases, advertising slogans, film lines, last words, misquotations and political slogans.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is absolutely fine if you are young and have excellent eyesight. Even then you might struggle to read the incredibly small print. I'd say if you're over the age of 50 buy the larger print version it is much more readable.
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Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
15 July 2011
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I am disapointed in this book. I love quotes and collect them. This seems to be quite "stuffy'. have found very little of interest to me. Not my cup of tea. Will pass it on.
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