Erscheint: Oktober 2026
Buch (Hardcover): Fachbuch
Phrased and Confused
The World's Great Quotations and What They (Really) Mean
Produkt bewerten
Verlag:
Profile Books Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P35366440
EAN: 9781805226994
Erscheint: Oktober 2026
Versand: Kostenlos
CHF 27.25
Beschreibung
'Brilliant, revelatory and erudite. Like all the best books it lets you see the familiar world in a new way' Mark Forsyth, author of The Etymologicon. 'Enlightening' Steven Pinker. Hell is other people. You are what you eat. Ignorance is bliss. Or is it. Meet Phrased & Confused. , a guide to the great quotations that we just keep getting wrong. From ancient maxims like 'seize the day' to modern classics like 'the road less travelled', Phrased & Confused. sets the record straight on commonly misunderstood sayings - and reveals the meanings of famously difficult ones, from 'I think therefore I am' to 'a rose is a rose is a rose'. Pairing witty commentary with light-hearted illustration from Liana Finck, this is the ideal resource for lovers of language, literature, history and philosophy, full of intelligence and insight for curious minds everywhere.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Eli Burnstein
- Finck Liana
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2026
Format
- Buch (Hardcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 208