Brush Up Your Classics!

1999 Language Arts & Disciplines

Author : Michael Macrone
Release : 1999
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 845/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Brush Up Your Classics! by : Michael Macrone

Download or read book Brush Up Your Classics! written by Michael Macrone. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a fabulous and fun reference guide to the Latin and Greek origins of such words and expressions as "windbag" and "seize the day," as well as a lively tour through the literature and life of ancient times. With fun black-and-white illustrations, this irreverent and informative book provides history, maps, and even a glossary for a unique way to revisit the ancient classics.

It's Greek to Me

1994-05-18 Language Arts & Disciplines

Author : Michael Macrone
Release : 1994-05-18
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 449/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book It's Greek to Me written by Michael Macrone. This book was released on 1994-05-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Homer's Iliad (bite the dust) to Plato's Phaedo (swan song), this fascinating fun-filled sequel to Brush Up Your Shakespeare! reveals the classical origins of many common English phrases. Macrone is an erudite guide.--San Francisco Chronicle. 40 illustrations.

Brush Up Your Classics! An Informative and Entertaining Guide to Understanding the Most Famous Words,phrases, and Stories of the Greek Classics

1991

Author : Michael Malcrone
Release : 1991
Genre :
Kind : eBook
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Download or read book Brush Up Your Classics! An Informative and Entertaining Guide to Understanding the Most Famous Words,phrases, and Stories of the Greek Classics written by Michael Malcrone. This book was released on 1991. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Brush Up Your Poetry

2002-05 Literary Criticism

Author : Michael Macrone
Release : 2002-05
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 264/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Brush Up Your Poetry by : Michael Macrone

Download or read book Brush Up Your Poetry written by Michael Macrone. This book was released on 2002-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brush Up Your Poetry! with this fascinating companion to the history of English Poetry as presented through a history of phrases known to us all, and the poems supplying their less widely known origins.

It's Greek to Me!

1994 Classical dictionaries

Author : Michael Macrone
Release : 1994
Genre : Classical dictionaries
Kind : eBook
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Download or read book It's Greek to Me! written by Michael Macrone. This book was released on 1994. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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