"Burgess Unabridged: A New Dictionary of Words You Have Always Needed" by Gelett Burgess is a playful and inventive dictionary hatched in the early 1900s; it serves up a batch of quirky, brand-new words designed to beef up the English language so we can better chat about modern thoughts and feelings with the world. The book mirrors the author's fun-loving take on language and his itch to keep up with our ever-changing need to say what's on our minds. The opening pages spill the beans on what sparked Burgess to whip up this one-of-a-kind dictionary. He argues that the English language is always on the move and should mirror our modern lives. He pokes fun at regular dictionaries for being stuck in the past and lays out his plan for inventing new words inspired by everyday feelings and scenarios that just don't have the right words yet. With a tone that's both catchy and funny, he nudges readers to dive into these imaginative new words, stressing how vital and fun language can be in nailing what it means to be human.
Burgess Unabridged: A new dictionary of words you have always needed
By Gelett Burgess
Discover a treasure trove of whimsical words crafted to capture the nuances of modern life that traditional dictionaries missed, penned by an author who believed language should be as dynamic and expressive as the world around us.
Summary
About the AuthorFrank Gelett Burgess was an American artist, art critic, poet, author and humorist. An important figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary renaissance of the 1890s, particularly through his iconoclastic little magazine, The Lark, and association with The Crowd literary group. He is best known as a writer of nonsense verse, such as "The Purple Cow," and for introducing French modern art to the United States in an essay titled "The Wild Men of Paris." He was the illustrator of the Goops murals, in Coppa's restaurant, in the Montgomery Block and author of the popular Goops books. Burgess coined the term "blurb."
Frank Gelett Burgess was an American artist, art critic, poet, author and humorist. An important figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary renaissance of the 1890s, particularly through his iconoclastic little magazine, The Lark, and association with The Crowd literary group. He is best known as a writer of nonsense verse, such as "The Purple Cow," and for introducing French modern art to the United States in an essay titled "The Wild Men of Paris." He was the illustrator of the Goops murals, in Coppa's restaurant, in the Montgomery Block and author of the popular Goops books. Burgess coined the term "blurb."
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