Behold the Proverbs of a People
Title | Behold the Proverbs of a People PDF eBook |
Author | Wolfgang Mieder |
Publisher | Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Pages | 679 |
Release | 2014-10-30 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1626743037 |
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. The first section of the book focuses on the field of paremiology (proverb studies) in general, the spread of Anglo-American proverbs in Europe, and the phenomenon of modern proverbs. The second section analyzes the use of proverbs in the world of politics, including a chapter on President Obama, while the third concentrates on the uses of proverbs in literature. The final section ends with detailed cultural studies of the origin, history, dissemination, use, function, and meaning of specific proverbs. Noted scholar Wolfgang Mieder shows that proverbs matter in culture, literature, and politics. Proverbs remain part and parcel of oral and written communication, and, he demonstrates, they deserve to be studied from a range of viewpoints. While various chapters deal with a variety of issues and approaches, they cohere through a rhetorical perspective that looks at the text, texture, and context of proverbs as speech acts that make a noteworthy impact on culture and society. Whether proverbs appear in everyday speech, on the radio, on television, in films, on the pages of newspapers or magazines, in advertisements, in literary works, or in political speeches, they serve as formulaic verbal devices to add authoritative weight through tradition, convention, and wisdom.
Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs
Title | Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs PDF eBook |
Author | Wolfgang Mieder |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2021-09-17 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1800731329 |
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.
"Proverbs Speak Louder Than Words"
Title | "Proverbs Speak Louder Than Words" PDF eBook |
Author | Wolfgang Mieder |
Publisher | Peter Lang |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9781433103780 |
"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.
Introduction to Paremiology
Title | Introduction to Paremiology PDF eBook |
Author | Hrisztalina Hrisztova-Gotthardt |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 390 |
Release | 2015-12-14 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3110456125 |
This handbook introduces key elements of the philological research area called paremiology (the study of proverbs). It presents the main subject area as well as the current status of paremiological research. The basic notions, among others, include defining proverbs, main proverb features, origin, collecting and categorization of proverbs. Each chapter is written by a leading scholar-specialist in their area of proverbial research. Since the book represents a measured balance between the popular and scientific approach, it is recommended to a wide readership including experienced and budding scholars, students of linguistics, as well as other professionals interested in the study of proverbs.
"Right Makes Might"
Title | "Right Makes Might" PDF eBook |
Author | Wolfgang Mieder |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 398 |
Release | 2019-04-04 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0253040361 |
“A powerful and timely addition to the literature of rhetoric and folklore.” —Choice In 1860, Abraham Lincoln employed the proverb Right makes might—opposite of the more aggressive Might makes right—in his famed Cooper Union address. While Lincoln did not originate the proverb, his use of it in this critical speech indicates that the fourteenth century phrase had taken on new ethical and democratic connotations in the nineteenth century. In this collection, famed scholar of proverbs Wolfgang Mieder explores the multifaceted use and function of proverbs through the history of the United States, from their early beginnings up through their use by such modern-day politicians as Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Bernie Sanders. Building on previous publications and unpublished research, Mieder explores sociopolitical aspects of the American worldview as expressed through the use of proverbs in politics, women’s rights, and the civil rights movement—and by looking at the use of proverbial phrases, Mieder demonstrates how one traditional phrase can take on numerous expressive roles over time, and how they continue to play a key role in our contemporary moment.
Anti-Proverbs in Five Languages
Title | Anti-Proverbs in Five Languages PDF eBook |
Author | Anna T. Litovkina |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 2022-01-11 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3030890627 |
This book is the first comparative study of English, German, French, Russian and Hungarian anti-proverbs based on well-known proverbs. Proverbs are by no means fossilized texts but are adaptable to different times and changed values. While anti-proverbs can be considered as variants of older proverbs, they can also become new proverbs reflecting a more modern worldview. Anti-proverbs are therefore a lingo-cultural phenomenon that deserves the attention of cultural and literary historians, folklorists, linguists, and general readers interested in language and wordplay.
Proverbium
Title | Proverbium PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 550 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Proverbs |
ISBN |
Yearbook of international proverb scholarship.