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A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable

Af: Ian Crofton Engelsk Hardback

A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable

Af: Ian Crofton Engelsk Hardback
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INCLUDES HUNDREDS OF NEW AND EXPANDED ENTRIESFrom ‘Aald Rock’ to ‘Zeenty-teenty’, A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable is an unputdownable gallimaufry of curious items embracing sayings, put-downs, insults, mottos, traditions, legends, folklore, customs, festivals, games, songs, dances, nicknames – and much, much more.This new edition features many expanded entries, as well as completely new ones – including Big Tam, the Third Forth Bridge, the Loony Dook and the War of the One-eyed Woman. The result is a kaleidoscopic snapshot of the Scottish nation, both past and present, from the mythical origins of the Scots in ancient Scythia to the foibles of modern Follyrood, from Sawney Bean to Oor Wullie, from ‘The end of an old song’ to ‘Aw fur coat and nae knickers’, from The Heart of Midlothian to ‘Ye cannae shove yer granny aff a bus’.In more than 4,500 such entries, A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable weaves an endlessly entertaining tapestry incorporating the texture and fabric of a nation’s ever-shifting sense of itself.
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INCLUDES HUNDREDS OF NEW AND EXPANDED ENTRIESFrom ‘Aald Rock’ to ‘Zeenty-teenty’, A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable is an unputdownable gallimaufry of curious items embracing sayings, put-downs, insults, mottos, traditions, legends, folklore, customs, festivals, games, songs, dances, nicknames – and much, much more.This new edition features many expanded entries, as well as completely new ones – including Big Tam, the Third Forth Bridge, the Loony Dook and the War of the One-eyed Woman. The result is a kaleidoscopic snapshot of the Scottish nation, both past and present, from the mythical origins of the Scots in ancient Scythia to the foibles of modern Follyrood, from Sawney Bean to Oor Wullie, from ‘The end of an old song’ to ‘Aw fur coat and nae knickers’, from The Heart of Midlothian to ‘Ye cannae shove yer granny aff a bus’.In more than 4,500 such entries, A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable weaves an endlessly entertaining tapestry incorporating the texture and fabric of a nation’s ever-shifting sense of itself.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 584
ISBN-13: 9781780277554
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1780277555
Kategori: Scotland
Udg. Dato: 21 okt 2021
Længde: 50mm
Bredde: 255mm
Højde: 201mm
Forlag: Birlinn General
Oplagsdato: 21 okt 2021
Forfatter(e): Ian Crofton
Forfatter(e) Ian Crofton

Kategori Scotland

ISBN-13 9781780277554

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 584

Udgave

Længde 50mm

Bredde 255mm

Højde 201mm

Udg. Dato 21 okt 2021

Oplagsdato 21 okt 2021

Forlag Birlinn General

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