Behold the proverbs of a people: proverbial wisdom in culture, literature, and politics
Auteur :
Mieder, Wolfgang
Éditeur :
University Press of Mississippi
ISBN :
9781628461404
Date de publication :
30 oct. 2014
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,2 x 3,1 cm
Poids :
833 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The thirteen chapters of this book comprise an intriguing and informative entry into the world of proverb scholarship, illustrating that proverbs have always been and continue to be wisdom's international currency. Scholar Wolfgang Mieder shows that proverbs matter in culture, literature, and politics, and remain part and parcel of oral and written communication.