Name Dropping: Darwinian Struggles, Oedipal Feelings, and Kafkaesque Ordeals---an A to Z Guide to the Use of Names in Everyday L

A language expert looks at hundreds of words derived from real people who are famous--or infamous--enough to give their stamp to a movement, a way of thinking or acting, a style, or even a mood, including a variety of terms based on figures in politics, sports, literature, science, history, pop culture, and the arts. 17,500 first printing.