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Little House of Oxymorons

Little House of Oxymorons

Little House of Oxymorons

Steven Carter

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc
Año de edición:
2010
Materia
Antologías (no poéticas)
ISBN:
9780761851035
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This volume features well over 200 fresh and original oxymorons with commentaries-all with a satirical twist. As a satire, Little House of Oxymorons complements Steven Carter’s The New Devil’s Dictionary, a two-volume 'sequel' to Ambrose Bierce’s notorious The Devil’s Dictionary of a century ago.

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