03141nam 2200637Ia 450 991077918310332120230802005002.01-280-57115-297866136007520-300-18335-610.12987/9780300183351(CKB)2550000000100537(EBL)3420854(SSID)ssj0000655296(PQKBManifestationID)11435555(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000655296(PQKBWorkID)10596071(PQKB)11029366(MiAaPQ)EBC3420854(DE-B1597)485870(OCoLC)794004254(DE-B1597)9780300183351(Au-PeEL)EBL3420854(CaPaEBR)ebr10559581(CaONFJC)MIL360075(OCoLC)923598290(EXLCZ)99255000000010053720111219d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe dictionary of modern proverbs[electronic resource] /compiled by Charles Clay Doyle, Wolfgang Mieder, and Fred R. ShapiroNew Haven Yale University Pressc20121 online resource (309 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-300-13602-1 Includes bibliographical references.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- How To Read The Entries -- Proverbs -- Appendix: Some No Longer "Modern" Proverbs -- Works Cited"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.Proverbs, EnglishProverbs, AmericanProverbs, English.Proverbs, American.398.9/2103Doyle Charles Clay1943-1574754Mieder Wolfgang199675Shapiro Fred R1476922MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779183103321The dictionary of modern proverbs3851178UNINA