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The wisdom of many : essays on the proverb / edited by Wolfgang Mieder and Alan Dundes. [print]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Madison, Wisconsin : University of Wisconsin Press, [(c)1994.Description: xvi, 330 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0299143600
  • 9780299143602
  • 0299143643
  • 9780299143640
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PN6401.W573 1994
  • PN6401.D914.W573 1994
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Contents:
The wisdom of many and the wit of one Archer Taylor Proverbs in Africa Ruth Finnegan On the structure of the proverb Alan Dundes Towards a structural analysis of Yiddish proverbs Beatrice Silverman-Weinreich The invading guest : some aspects of oral transmission Pierre Crepeau Toward a theory of proverb meaning Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett Proverbs : a social use of metaphor Peter Seitel Proverbs and practical reasoning : a study in socio-logic Paul D. Goodwin and Joseph W. Wenzel Uses of the proverb in the Synoptic Gospels William A. Beardslee The proverbial wisdom of Shakespeare F.P. Wilson The bird that fouls its nest John G. Kunstmann Stuff a cold and starve a fever Stuart A. Gallacher Reliability and validity of proverb interpretation to assess mental status Nancy C. Andreasen A proverb test for attitude measurement Franziska Baumgarten Chinese proverbs and their lessons Alfred Lister The humour of Spanish proverbs A.A. Parker Fatalistic traits in Finnish proverbs Mattit Kuusi Irish proverbs and Irish national character F.N. Robinson Tensions in proverbs : more light on international understanding Joseph Raymond Tradition and innovation : proverbs in advertising Barbara Meider and Wolfgang Meider.
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Originally published: New York : Garland, 1981. (Garland folklore casebooks ; volume 1)

The wisdom of many and the wit of one Archer Taylor Proverbs in Africa Ruth Finnegan On the structure of the proverb Alan Dundes Towards a structural analysis of Yiddish proverbs Beatrice Silverman-Weinreich The invading guest : some aspects of oral transmission Pierre Crepeau Toward a theory of proverb meaning Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett Proverbs : a social use of metaphor Peter Seitel Proverbs and practical reasoning : a study in socio-logic Paul D. Goodwin and Joseph W. Wenzel Uses of the proverb in the Synoptic Gospels William A. Beardslee The proverbial wisdom of Shakespeare F.P. Wilson The bird that fouls its nest John G. Kunstmann Stuff a cold and starve a fever Stuart A. Gallacher Reliability and validity of proverb interpretation to assess mental status Nancy C. Andreasen A proverb test for attitude measurement Franziska Baumgarten Chinese proverbs and their lessons Alfred Lister The humour of Spanish proverbs A.A. Parker Fatalistic traits in Finnish proverbs Mattit Kuusi Irish proverbs and Irish national character F.N. Robinson Tensions in proverbs : more light on international understanding Joseph Raymond Tradition and innovation : proverbs in advertising Barbara Meider and Wolfgang Meider.

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