Common Knowledge: A Reader's Guide to Literary Allusions - David Grote - Hardcover

This guide to common literary allusions is designed as a companion volume for the general reader. Grote has assembled the fundamental names in mythology, literature, religion, history, and popular culture as a reference for understanding their use in most general literature. The names included are those most likely to be encountered by the general reader, such as "melancholy as Hamlet," or "Phoenix-like". The entries are drawn primarily from literature, the Bible, and Greek and Roman mythology; a number of historical figures and names of significant historical events have also been included.Grote, David is the author of 'Common Knowledge: A Reader's Guide to Literary Allusions - David Grote - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780313257575 and ISBN 0313257574.