Holy shit : a brief history of swearing / Melissa Mohr.
Holy shit : a brief history of swearing / Melissa Mohr.
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Publisher
Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.
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G 2013/3096
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 316 p. : ill., plans ; 22 cm.
Contents
To speak with Roman plainness : ancient Rome -- On Earth as it is in Heaven : the Bible -- Swearing God to pieces : the Middle Ages -- The rise of obscenity : the Renaissance -- The Age of Euphemism : the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries -- "Fuck 'em all" : swearing in the twentieth century and b...
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Publisher
Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2013.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Englisch
- Fluch
- Schimpfwort
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Holy Sh*t tells the story of two kinds of swearing--obscenities and oaths--from ancient Rome and the Bible to today. With humor and insight, Melissa Mohr takes readers on a journey to discover how "swearing" has come to include both testifying with your hand on the Bible and calling someone a *#$&!* when they cut you off on the highway. She explor...
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Full title
Holy shit : a brief history of swearing / Melissa Mohr.
Portion of title
Brief history of swearing.
Spine title
Holy sh*t.
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Author / Creator
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2013.
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G 2013/3096
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74VKpXpyZAOg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKpXpyZAOg
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ISBN
9780199742677 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
0199742677 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
DDC
417/.2
MMS ID
991019324969702626
