The wisdom of many : essays on the proverb /
The wisdom of many : essays on the proverb / [print]
edited by Wolfgang Mieder and Alan Dundes.
- Madison, Wisconsin : University of Wisconsin Press, (c)1994.
- xvi, 330 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Originally published: New York : Garland, 1981. (Garland folklore casebooks ; volume 1)
The wisdom of many and the wit of one Proverbs in Africa On the structure of the proverb Towards a structural analysis of Yiddish proverbs The invading guest : some aspects of oral transmission Toward a theory of proverb meaning Proverbs : a social use of metaphor Proverbs and practical reasoning : a study in socio-logic Uses of the proverb in the Synoptic Gospels The proverbial wisdom of Shakespeare The bird that fouls its nest Stuff a cold and starve a fever Reliability and validity of proverb interpretation to assess mental status A proverb test for attitude measurement Chinese proverbs and their lessons The humour of Spanish proverbs Fatalistic traits in Finnish proverbs Irish proverbs and Irish national character Tensions in proverbs : more light on international understanding Tradition and innovation : proverbs in advertising Archer Taylor -- Ruth Finnegan -- Alan Dundes -- Beatrice Silverman-Weinreich -- Pierre Crepeau -- Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett -- Peter Seitel -- Paul D. Goodwin and Joseph W. Wenzel -- William A. Beardslee -- F.P. Wilson -- John G. Kunstmann -- Stuart A. Gallacher -- Nancy C. Andreasen -- Franziska Baumgarten -- Alfred Lister -- A.A. Parker -- Mattit Kuusi -- F.N. Robinson -- Joseph Raymond -- Barbara Meider and Wolfgang Meider.
9780299143602 9780299143640
94016235
GB95-27996
Proverbs--History and criticism.
Proverbs History
PN6401 PN6401.D914.W573 1994
Originally published: New York : Garland, 1981. (Garland folklore casebooks ; volume 1)
The wisdom of many and the wit of one Proverbs in Africa On the structure of the proverb Towards a structural analysis of Yiddish proverbs The invading guest : some aspects of oral transmission Toward a theory of proverb meaning Proverbs : a social use of metaphor Proverbs and practical reasoning : a study in socio-logic Uses of the proverb in the Synoptic Gospels The proverbial wisdom of Shakespeare The bird that fouls its nest Stuff a cold and starve a fever Reliability and validity of proverb interpretation to assess mental status A proverb test for attitude measurement Chinese proverbs and their lessons The humour of Spanish proverbs Fatalistic traits in Finnish proverbs Irish proverbs and Irish national character Tensions in proverbs : more light on international understanding Tradition and innovation : proverbs in advertising Archer Taylor -- Ruth Finnegan -- Alan Dundes -- Beatrice Silverman-Weinreich -- Pierre Crepeau -- Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett -- Peter Seitel -- Paul D. Goodwin and Joseph W. Wenzel -- William A. Beardslee -- F.P. Wilson -- John G. Kunstmann -- Stuart A. Gallacher -- Nancy C. Andreasen -- Franziska Baumgarten -- Alfred Lister -- A.A. Parker -- Mattit Kuusi -- F.N. Robinson -- Joseph Raymond -- Barbara Meider and Wolfgang Meider.
9780299143602 9780299143640
94016235
GB95-27996
Proverbs--History and criticism.
Proverbs History
PN6401 PN6401.D914.W573 1994