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



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Autore: Doyle Charles Clay <1943-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The dictionary of modern proverbs [[electronic resource] /] / compiled by Charles Clay Doyle, Wolfgang Mieder, and Fred R. Shapiro Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (309 p.)
Disciplina: 398.9/2103
Soggetto topico: Proverbs, English
Proverbs, American
Altri autori: MiederWolfgang  
ShapiroFred R  
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.
Titolo autorizzato: The dictionary of modern proverbs  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-57115-2
9786613600752
0-300-18335-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910779183103321
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