Proverbs: a handbook

by Mieder, Wolfgang

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Defines and classifies proverbs, and explores their occurrence in oral tradition, literature, art, and popular culture.

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Full title :Proverbs : a handbook / Wolfgang Mieder.

Summary

Defines and classifies proverbs, and explores their occurrence in oral tradition, literature, art, and popular culture.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2004.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Greenwood Press
Place of Publication:Westport, Conn
Language:eng
Publication Date:2004.

The Physical Object

Description:xvi, 304 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0313326983, 9780313326981
oclc:ocm54960019
LC Classification:PN6401
Dewey Decimal:398.9/09

1. Definition and classification. Definition attempts -- Proverb markers and meanings -- Origin and dissemination of proverbs -- Traditional forms related to the proverb -- The international type system of proverbs -- Types of international proverb collections -- Major Anglo-American proverb collections -- Various specialized proverb collections -- Selected bibliography -- 2. Examples and texts. "Big fish eat little fish" : a classical proverb about human nature -- "First come, first served" : a medieval legal proverb from the millers -- "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree" : a proverb's way from Germany to America -- "The only good Indian is a dead Indian" : a slanderous proverbial stereotype -- "Good fences make good neighbors" : an ambiguous proverb of relationships -- "A picture is worth a thousand words" : an advertising slogan turned American proverb -- Proverbs from different cultures and languages -- Authentic American proverbs -- Regional American proverbs -- Native American proverbs -- African American proverbs -- Selected bibliography -- 3. Scholarship and approaches. Proverb journals, essay volumes, and bibliographies -- Proverb collections and future paremiograp…