Concise Dictionary of Foreign Quotations

by Anthony Lejeune (Editor)

Overview

Here is the answer for anyone who comes across a foreign-language quotation in a newspaper article or a book and isn't quite sure what it means. Here are famous sayings, in five European languages--Latin, French, German, Italian, and Spanish--accompanied by their translations into English and cross-indexed for easy reference. Just what did Mussolini say about making the trains run on time? Did Marie-Antoinette really tell the poor to eat cake? Concise Dictionary of Foreign Quotations includes more than 3,000 entries, chosen by five editors, each one widely read in the language concerned. The majority of entries were included because they are familiar, those an English reader would be most likely to encounter. Literary quotations, political quotations, poetic thoughts, pungent comments, polished epigrams, shrewd perceptions--by everyone from Cicero to Sartre, from Michelangelo to Picasso.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135974893
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/24/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Anthony Lejeune

Table of Contents

1: Latin; 2: French; 3: German; 4: Italian; 5: Spanish

Editorial Reviews

This reference presents a selection of classical quotations in Latin, French, German, Italian, and Spanish, along with brief notes on their sources and English translations. Within each language section, the entries are arranged in alphabetical order of the first word. Each section also includes a keyword index. An index of authors, which includes collective sources such as the Vulgate, completes the volume. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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