Usage and Abusage
Usage and Abusage

Author: Eric Partridge

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 9780393317091

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A handbook of advice on the proper use of the English language. Includes a section on vogue words that have acquired a power and influence beyond what they originally possessed.

The Use and Abuse of Literature
The Use and Abuse of Literature

Author: Marjorie Garber

Publisher: Anchor

Published: 2012-04-03

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0307277127

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In this deep and engaging meditation on the usefulness and uselessness of reading in the digital age, Harvard English professor Marjorie Garber aims to reclaim “literature” from the periphery of our personal, educational, and professional lives and restore it to the center, as a radical way of thinking. But what is literature anyway, how has it been understood over time, and what is its relevance for us today? Who gets to decide what the word means? Why has literature been on the defensive since Plato? Does it have any use at all, other than serving as bourgeois or aristocratic accoutrements attesting to one’s worldly sophistication and refinement of spirit? What are the boundaries that separate it from its “commercial” instance and from other more mundane kinds of writing? Is it, as most of us assume, good to read, much less study—and what would that mean?

Usage and Abusage
Usage and Abusage

Author: Eric Partridge

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 9780140512816

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A paperback version of the updated edition of Eric Partridge's classic text published by Hamish Hamilton in 1994, examining the use of language in everyday life, and now reflecting the language of the 1990s. First published in 1942.

Holy Bingo, the Lingo of Eden, Jumpin' Jehosophat and the Land of Nod
Holy Bingo, the Lingo of Eden, Jumpin' Jehosophat and the Land of Nod

Author: Les Harding

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-01-09

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1476608385

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Christianity abounds with fascinating, little-known trivia. Gas station attendants, for example, enjoy their own patron saint. So do stamp collectors, truss makers and sailors in the Bolivian navy. Jesus and Judas were common names in the biblical period, and Jesus of Nazareth had a brother named Judas. The forbidden fruit was more likely an apricot than an apple, and Delilah hired a barber to cut Sampson's hair. This dictionary of miscellany combs the annals of Christian esoterica, offering the most intriguing facts that are often forgotten, overlooked or ignored. Departing from the standard subject matter, this work serves as an unruly companion to the typical Bible dictionary. Nearly 1500 entries range from Aaron's beard (a popular name for Saint John's wort) to zounds (an antiquated Christian swear word). Information is cross-referenced and includes numerous quotations.

The Past that Poets Make
The Past that Poets Make

Author: Harold E. Toliver

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780674656765

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This analysis of the literary art of recapturing the past as the artist perceives it examines such questions as how a fictional narrative differs from other ways of seeing a past time; to what extent literature is nontemporal and to what extent it is tied to the institutions and traditions of its era; and how given works conjure up a sense of time.