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Author | : Wolfgang Mieder |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : |
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An engaging look at the significance of traditional proverbs and their variations in the modern world from the world's foremost expert on proverbs. Mieder looks at how we adapt proverbs to rapidly changing social attitudes, investigates the origins of proverbs, and demolishes the myth that Benjamin Franklin was a prolific coiner of proverbs. 36 halftones. Line drawings.
Author | : Wolfgang Mieder |
Publisher | : Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780299154547 |
Download The Politics of Proverbs Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Demonstrates how proverbs and to a lesser extent proverbial expressions, have played a significant role in political life during the 20th century. Takes as major examples the speeches and writings of Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, and Harry Truman to show how proverbs can be brought into the service of most any ideology. Also traces the use of proverbs and their cartoon analogues during the five decades of Cold War propaganda, and proverbial slurs against Native Americans and Asian Americans. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author | : Wolfgang Mieder |
Publisher | : Greenwood |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2004-06-30 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : |
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Gives high school students, undergraduates, and general readers an introductory overview of proverbs in world culture.
Author | : Wolfgang Mieder |
Publisher | : Peter Lang |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9781433103780 |
Download "Proverbs Speak Louder Than Words" Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"This book presents a composite picture of the richness of proverbs as significant expressions of folk wisdom as is manifest from their appearance in art, culture, folklore, history, literature, and the mass media. The book draws attention to the fact that proverbs as metaphorical signs continue to play an important role in oral and written communication. Proverbs as so-called monumenta humana are omnipresent in all facets of life, and while they are neither sacrosanct nor saccharine, they usually offer much common sense or wisdom based on recurrent experiences and observations."--BOOK JACKET.
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Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 2012-05-22 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0300136021 |
Download The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Collects more than 1,400 English-language proverbs that arose in the 20th and 21st centuries, organized alphabetically by key words and including information on date of origin, history and meaning.
Author | : Henry George Bohn |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 612 |
Release | : 1860 |
Genre | : Proverbs |
ISBN | : |
Download A Hand-book of Proverbs Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Wolfgang Mieder |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2005-10-30 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Download Proverbs Are The Best Policy Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Widely considered the world's greatest living proverb scholar and known as the author of, among numerous other books, the Encyclopedia of World Proverbs and the coeditor of A Dictionary of American Proverbs, Wolfgang Mieder has brought particular attention and understanding to the uses of proverbs in politics. In this new collection of eight essays, he considers the role of proverbial speech in the American political scene from the Revolutionary War to the present. Mieder introduces this survey with an examination of what characterizes American proverbs, what are their origins, and how they have spread internationally with the expansion of America's political role. He then turns to the origins and varied historical uses of what has become the defining proverb of American democracy, ""government of the people, by the people, for the people."" The employment of proverbs had no brighter exponent among the nation's founding generation than Abigail Adams, who was not without influence despite the exclusion from political office of women. As they have for so much, her abundant letters provide rich sources for politically charged proverbs. Though it is especially associated with Abraham Lincoln, ""a house divided against itself cannot stand"" is a biblical proverb that has proven of wide value as a political expression. Frederick Douglass's proverbial prowess paralleled that of his contemporary Lincoln, and he employed it effectively in his battle for civil rights. Given proverbs' enduring role in American politics, it is an interesting exercise to compare how United States presidents have employed them in their inaugural addresses, which have produced such gems as John F. Kennedy's ""ask not"" dictum. The bonds Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill formed through the World War II alliance were expressed in the proverbial language that frequently enlivened their correspondence. Having addressed these aspects of the proverb in American politics, Mieder winds up by considering the sociopolitical significance of the ambiguous proverb ""good fences make good neighbors.""
Author | : Henry George Bohn |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 612 |
Release | : 1855 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Dave L. Bland |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2015-10-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1498221653 |
Download Proverbs and the Formation of Character Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book seeks to press the wisdom of Proverbs into active duty in the trenches of everyday life and put the principles of character formation in working clothes. The wisdom Proverbs describes is not designed to master life's challenges but to learn to manage them and adapt. In learning to adapt, individuals grow and mature spiritually. Relying on solid biblical scholarship, this book brings to the fore the neglected sentence literature in Proverbs 10-29 and the vital resources they contribute to the process of character formation. Contrary to popular opinion, the book of Proverbs, even though addressed to youth, is not a book solely for the young, but for those of all ages who desire to continue to grow personally and in their relationship with others and God. The wise in the book of Proverbs employ a plethora of resources to help train up young and old alike to grow into the character of God. Among others, these resources include the value of interacting with others, a healthy understanding of conflict, an appropriate perspective on wealth, a new appreciation for and reliance on the role of the neglected proverb in the education process, and the vital role of family and the faith community. Ultimately the whole process of character formation is founded upon one's relationship with God and the fear of the Lord.
Author | : Jennifer Speake |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2008-10-23 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0191580015 |
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This unique and authoritative dictionary contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English and uses research from the Oxford English Corpus, the world's largest language databank. This edition has been revised and fully updated and includes numerous entirely new entries. It also features expanded coverage of foreign language proverbs currently in use in English. With an emphasis on examples of usage, including the earliest written evidence of its use, this A-Z guide provides a thorough - and fascinating - history for every entry. Arranged in A-Z format and with a useful thematic index, A Dictionary of Proverbs is ideal for browsing and perfectly suited for quick reference. Look up your old favourites, learn punchy new expressions to get your point across, and find the answer to that crossword clue. Seeing is believing: find proverbs relevant to every aspect of life in this entertaining and informative collection.