Symbolism: A Comprehensive Dictionary [Hardcover]

Steven Olderr (Compiler)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1986 | ISBN-10: 0899501877 | ISBN-13: 978-0899501871

The most comprehensive such dictionary, Olderr's defines 6,115 terms of not only general symbolism but specialized meanings, associations, emblems, attributes, allusions, in literature, art, religion, the Bible, mythology, psychology, folklore, flower language, astrology, numerology, alchemy, heraldry, and of course other fields.

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"more entries than other one-volume dictionaries" -- ARBA

About the Author

Award-winning author Steven Olderr is a professional librarian living in Oak Park, Illinois. He is also the author of Reverse Symbolism Dictionary: Symbols Listed by Subject (1992). --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 153 pages
• Publisher: Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub (March 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899501877
• ISBN-13: 978-0899501871
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,820,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Used for essays in comparative literature, April 19, 2000

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This review is from: Symbolism: A Comprehensive Dictionary (Hardcover)

I have found Olderr's book of great help in writing essays at the university. If you don't come up with a good interpretation of some object that is used, this book may help to provide you with some alternatives. Great to have on the bookshelf, for when you get stuck.