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Allusions in the Press
Biographical note: Paul Lennon teaches at the University of Bielefeld, Germany.
Allusion
Originally published in 1994, this pioneering study looks empirically at the way allusion works in specific fictions and affects the reading process. Clear, concise definitions and distinctions are illustrated by close readings of Flaubert, Stendhal, Balzac, Zola, Proust, and Robbe-Grillet.
Allusion Purpose
Allusion Purpose explores the impact of allusionsâreferences to history, mythology, and literatureâon enriching written content. This book examines how writers strategically use these rhetorical devices to add layers of meaning and connect with readers. Allusions aren't just ornamental; they shape our understanding of texts. For example, referencing the story of Icarus can subtly warn against hubris, adding depth beyond the literal words. The book uniquely combines theory with practical application, equipping readers with tools to identify, interpret, and use allusions effectively. It progresses from introducing the mechanics of allusion to exploring historical, mythological, and l...
Allusive and Elusive: Allusion and the Elihu Speeches of Job 32–37
Elihu is among the most diversely evaluated characters in the Hebrew Bible. Attending to the inner-Joban allusions in the Elihu speeches (Job 32–37) provides both an explanation and appreciation for this diversity. After carefully defining allusion, this work identifies and interprets twenty-three allusions in Job 32–37 that refer to Job 1–31 in order to understand both their individual significance in the Elihu speeches and their collective significance as a compositional feature of the unit. This allusiveness is shown to both invite and explain the varied assessments of Elihu’s merits in the history of interpretation.
Oxford Dictionary of Reference and Allusion
Allusions are a marvelous literary shorthand. A miser is a Scrooge, a strong man a Samson, a beautiful woman a modern-day Helen of Troy. From classical mythology to modern movies and TV shows, this revised and updated third edition explains the meanings of more than 2,000 allusions in use in modern English, from Abaddon to Zorro, Tartarus to Tarzan, and Rambo to Rubens. Based on an extensive reading program that has identified the most commonly used allusions, this fascinating volume includes numerous quotations to illustrate usage, drawn from sources ranging from Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens to Bridget Jones's Diary. In addition, the dictionary includes a useful thematic index, so that readers not only can look up Medea to find out how her name is used as an allusion, but also can look up the theme of "Revenge" and find, alongside Medea, entries for other figures used to allude to revenge, such as The Furies or The Count of Monte Cristo. Hailed by Library Journal as "wonderfully conceived and extraordinarily useful," this superb reference--now available in paperback--will appeal to anyone who enjoys language in all its variety. It is especially useful for students and writers.
Dictionary of 20th Century Allusions
A one-of-a-kind dictionary that offers a fascinating review of modern-day art, science, sports, politics, and popular culture and includes precise information on the origin and use of words and expressions heard every day on TV, in movies, newspapers, and conversations. (Often a Bridesmaid but Never a Bride first appeared in a mouthwash ad.
Culture Bumps
This work focuses on translators and readers as participants in the communicative process, where the use of allusions is one type of problem to be solved. Reader-response tests and interviews with professional translators highlight the difficulty in conveying the function and meaning of allusive passages to readers in another culture. The many examples discussed also provide materials for translation teachers wanting to address the translation of allusions in their courses.
