Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, the most authoritative paperback citation dictionary with over
9,000 citations from over 2,300 authors,
is a fascinating read and a valuable general reference tool. Based on the seventh edition of the highly acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of Quotations,
this new edition maintains an extensive coverage of literary and historical citations and includes a fully updated source of today’s influential literary and cultural figures.
Search the Oxford English Corpus, the world’s largest continuous language study program,
and the only citation dictionary that guarantees the most popular and widely used citation coverage.
Users will find wise and witty lines from Aristotle and Mahatma Gandhi, Herman Melville and William
Blake, Marie Curie and Montaigne. Over 1,000 new citations have been added in this edition, and the
dictionary includes special categories such as key phrases,
movie lines, official advice, and political slogans.
An easy-to-use keyword index helps readers track citations and authors.
