What goes around comes around the circulation of proverbs in contemporary life
In this collection of essays prominent folklorists look at varied modern uses and contexts of proverbs and proverbial speech, some traditional and conventional, others new and unexpected. After the editors' introduction discussing the history and status of attempts to define proverbs, describin...
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| Language: | English |
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Utah State University Press
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| Summary: | In this collection of essays prominent folklorists look at varied modern uses and contexts of proverbs and proverbial speech, some traditional and conventional, others new and unexpected. After the editors' introduction discussing the history and status of attempts to define proverbs, describing their contemporary circulation, and acknowledging the especially important work of paremiologist Wolfgang Meider, the contributions examine the continuing pervasiveness and idiomatic relevance of proverbs in modern culture |
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| Item Description: | "Essays in honor of Wolfgang Mieder"--Page ii. - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 |
| Physical Description: | 190 pages |
| ISBN: | 0874215927 9781283267236 087421596X 1283267233 9786613267238 6613267236 9780874215960 9780874215922 |