They Never Said It : a Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions.

Abraham Lincoln never said, "You cannot fool all the people all the time." Thomas Jefferson never said, "That government is best which governs least." And Horace Greeley never said, "Go west, young man." In They Never Said It, Paul F. Boller, Jr. and John George examine...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jr., Paul F. Boller
Otros Autores: George, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1990.
Temas:
Quotations.
Errors and blunders, Literary.
Literary curiosa.
Literary forgeries and mystifications.
Quotation.
Citations.
Erreurs et bévues littéraires.
Curiosités littéraires.
Faux et supercheries littéraires.
Citation.
quotations (texts)
Errors and blunders, Literary
Literary curiosa
Literary forgeries and mystifications
Quotation
Quotations
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Abraham Lincoln never said, "You cannot fool all the people all the time." Thomas Jefferson never said, "That government is best which governs least." And Horace Greeley never said, "Go west, young man." In They Never Said It, Paul F. Boller, Jr. and John George examine hundreds of misquotations, incorrect attributions, and blatant fabrications, outlining the origins of the quotes and revealing why we should consign them to the historical trashcan. Many of the misquotes are quite harmless. Some are inadvertent misquotes that have become popular (Shakespeare actually said, "The best part of val.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (186 pages)
ISBN:9780198022220
0198022220

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