Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs offers a comprehensive reference guide for distinctly American proverbs. Compiled by Wolfgang Mieder, a key figure in the field of proverb studies, this compendium features nearly 1,500 proverbs with American origins, spanning the 17th century to present day, including a scholarly introduction exploring the history of proverbs in America, the structure and variants of these proverbs, known authors and sources, and cultural values expressed in these proverbs. Along with a comprehensive bibliography of proverb collections and interpretive scholarship, this dictionary offers a glimpse into the history of American social and cultural attitudes through uniquely American language.
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"This handy and delightful volume...cites many fascinating proverbs." * Western Folklore
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Höhe: 209 mm
Breite: 132 mm
Dicke: 17 mm
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978-1-80073-131-8 (9781800731318)
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Wolfgang Mieder is the University Distinguished Professor of German and Folklore at the University of Vermont since 1971. He is the founding editor of Proverbium: Yearbook of International Proverb Scholarship (1984-), and his publications include Behold the Proverbs of a People: Proverbial Wisdom in Culture, Literature, and Politics (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2014) and "Right Makes Might": Proverbs and the American Worldview (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2019).
Preface
Introduction
Collection
A. A - Authority (Nos. 1-57)
B. Babies - Buy (Nos. 58-167)
C. Cake - Customer (Nos. 168-264)
D. Danger - Dynamite (Nos. 265-362)
E. Eagle - Eyeballs (Nos. 363-400)
F. Facts - Future (Nos. 401-489)
G. Gain - Guys (Nos. 490-582)
H. Habit - Hurry (Nos. 583-668)
I. I - Ivy (Nos. 669-685)
J. Job - Jungle (Nos. 686-693)
K. Keep - Knowledge (Nos. 694-714)
L. Label - Luck (Nos. 715-816)
M. Main Street - Music (Nos. 817-928)
N. Nature - Nut (Nos. 929-964)
O. Occasions - Owls (Nos. 965-982)
P. Package - Put Up (Nos. 983-1071)
Q. Quarterbacks - Quit (Nos. 1072-1080)
R. Rain - Run (Nos. 1081-1126)
S. Safe - Sympathy (Nos.1127-1280)
T. Table - Two (Nos. 1281-1390)
U. Umbrella - Use (Nos. 1391-1396)
V. Vice - Virtue (Nos. 1397-1405)
W. Wagon - Wrongs (Nos. 1406-1493)
Y. Year - Youth (Nos. 1494-1497)
Z. Zealot - Zone (Nos. 1498-1500)
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