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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779183103321

Autore

Doyle Charles Clay <1943->

Titolo

The dictionary of modern proverbs [[electronic resource] /] / compiled by Charles Clay Doyle, Wolfgang Mieder, and Fred R. Shapiro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2012

ISBN

1-280-57115-2

9786613600752

0-300-18335-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (309 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MiederWolfgang

ShapiroFred R

Disciplina

398.9/2103

Soggetti

Proverbs, English

Proverbs, American

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- How To Read The Entries -- Proverbs -- Appendix: Some No Longer "Modern" Proverbs -- Works Cited

Sommario/riassunto

"You can't unring a bell." "It takes a village to raise a child." "Life is just a bowl of cherries." We sometimes think of proverbs as expressions of ancient wisdom, but in fact new proverbs are constantly arising. This unique volume is devoted exclusively to English language proverbs that originated in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The most complete and accurate such collection ever compiled, The Yale Book of Modern Proverbs presents more than 1,400 individual proverbs gathered and researched with the help of electronic full-text databases not previously used for such a project.Entries are organized alphabetically by key words, with information about the earliest datable appearance, origin, history, and meaning of each proverb. Mundane or sublime, serious or jocular, these memorable sayings represent virtually every aspect of the modern experience. Readers will find the book almost impossible to put down once opened; every page offers further proof of the immense vitality of proverbs and their colorful contributions to the oral traditions of today.