http://blog.oup.com/2010/05/allusions-eluded/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Sun, 19 May 2013 05:35:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blog.oup.com/2010/05/allusions-eluded/#comment-164618 OUPblog » Blog Archive » The Power of Names Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:15:48 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=8961#comment-164618 [...] mysterious significance of the name in societies past. To read more from Barry Blake check out his piece on allusions that may have eluded [...] [...] mysterious significance of the name in societies past. To read more from Barry Blake check out his piece on allusions that may have eluded [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2010/05/allusions-eluded/#comment-161081 Tweets that mention OUPblog » Blog Archive » Have these Allusions Eluded You? -- Topsy.com Tue, 18 May 2010 16:35:42 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=8961#comment-161081 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Rebecca. Rebecca said: Where did that title come from? Barry Blake illuminates some allusions for us: http://bit.ly/dtWOLO [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Rebecca. Rebecca said: Where did that title come from? Barry Blake illuminates some allusions for us: http://bit.ly/dtWOLO [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2010/05/allusions-eluded/#comment-161079 sara Tue, 18 May 2010 16:33:29 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=8961#comment-161079 In doing some research, I was flabbergasted to find out that the band Jethro Tull took its name from that of an 18th-century pioneer agriculturalist (I swear): http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/jtull.html. I don't think the group members were fans of his work, they just liked the name. In doing some research, I was flabbergasted to find out that the band Jethro Tull took its name from that of an 18th-century pioneer agriculturalist (I swear): http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/jtull.html. I don’t think the group members were fans of his work, they just liked the name.

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