Brewer's Curious TitlesFind the origins of obscure titles of over 1,500 films, novels, plays, paintings, and musical compositions. Some are humorous or ironic, others risqué or purposely baffling. "All Quiet on the Western Front" is an ironic reference to blacked-out news reports while thousands of soldiers were dying. "Hobson's Choice," a 1916 play, comes from liveryman Thomas Hobson (c.1544-1631) who always offered customers the horse nearest the door of the stable, and no other. A "Yankee Doodle" comes from the Dutch pejorative, a Jan Kees (John Cheese), meaning an arrogant fellow. See how many films and books you can list with insects in the title, or that start with "I Was a..." or "I Married a...". Then see how many you missed. |
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Brewer's curious titles
Nutzerbericht - Not Available - Book VerdictIn selecting the novels, plays, paintings, and musical works whose titles he explains here, Crofton (A Dictionary of Art Quotations) acknowledges that keeping the volume to a manageable length made it ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
LibraryThing Review
Nutzerbericht - MerryMary - LibraryThingNice fat book full of titles, and the background story that explains the reasons behind those titles. Fun. Vollständige Rezension lesen