The Oxford Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Quotations

by Elizabeth Knowles

Book Overview

In The Oxford Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Quotations, Elizabeth Knowles has brought together 5,000 quotations that provide a kaleidoscopic look at the last hundred years--from inspirational words that launched great political movements, to songs that made us dance, to witty lines that made us laugh.
Here readers will find Franklin D. Roosevelt ("The only thing we have to fear is fear itself") and Martin Luther King, Jr. ("Injustice anywhere...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198601034
• ISBN13: 9780198601036
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

The Oxford Dictionary of Twentieth Century Quotations by El

Want to know whom said what in the 20th century? Then this handy title is excellent for this use. Here we get quotes from all kinds of people from all walks of life. For instance Erich Fromm, Janis Joplin and Ronald Reagan to mention a few. The font is awesome and easy to read. The cover art is atrocious though and I have no idea what it is supposed to look like. It looks like a childs drawing to me. The index is quite well developed and makes it quite easy to pick the quote and the person that one is looking for. I hope they pick a nicer cover when they do 21st century quotations, but that is a slight complaint on a excellent piece of work.