The Penguin Dictionary Of Epigrams

Author: Mark J. Cohen

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Price : 26.95 NZD
ISBN : 9780140513950
Publisher : pengui
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Weight (g) : 0.356
Publication date : 05 September 2002
Dimensions : 198mm X 131mm X 23mm
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Description

This anthology of epigrams contains over 5000 of the wittiest one-liners from Aristotle to Victoria Wood. They are arranged thematically for ease of use.

Reviews

'What is an epigram? A dwarfish whole, Its body brevity, and wit its soul.' Samuel Taylor Coleridge On Epigram 'Stars are not the people who are best at what they do; they are merely the people who want it most.' Julie Birchill

Author description

Mark Cohen is a publishing consultant and editor. He is a very experienced quotations collector, having edited 'The Penguin Thematic Dictionary of Quotations' and 'The Penguin Dictionary of Twentieth Century Quotations', which he wrote with his father. He lives in Muswell Hill, north London.

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