Proverbs
Published on 1. December 2010
112 pages
978-0-85786-093-4 (ISBN)
Description
Drawn from the wisdom of ancient oral tradition, this book contains two main doctrines: teaching the attainment of wisdom, and warning against life's pitfalls, from excessive drink to promiscuity. The text is introduced by Charles Johnson.
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
0,18 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-85786-093-4 (9780857860934)
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Charles Johnson
Proverbs
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03/2011
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Person
Charles Johnson won the US National Book Award in 1990 for his novel Middle Passage. A widely published literary critic, philosopher, cartoonist, screen-writer, essayist and lecturer, he is one of twelve African-American authors honoured in an international series of stamps celebrating great writers of the twentieth century. In 1998 he received a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship and in 2003 literary scholars founded the Charles Johnson Society at the American Literature Association. He is currently the Pollock Professor of English at the University of Washington.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- a note about pocket canons
- introduction by charles johnson
- the proverbs
- 2
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- 31
- titles in the series
- About the Author
- Copyright
