What goes around comes around the circulation of proverbs in contemporary life
In this collection of essays prominent folklorists look at varied modern uses and contexts of proverbs and proverbial speech, some traditional and conventional, others new and unexpected. After the editors' introduction discussing the history and status of attempts to define proverbs, describin...
Otros Autores: | , , , |
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Logan :
Utah State University Press
2004.
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Colección: | JSTOR Open Access monographs.
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Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b35739630*spi |
Sumario: | In this collection of essays prominent folklorists look at varied modern uses and contexts of proverbs and proverbial speech, some traditional and conventional, others new and unexpected. After the editors' introduction discussing the history and status of attempts to define proverbs, describing their contemporary circulation, and acknowledging the especially important work of paremiologist Wolfgang Meider, the contributions examine the continuing pervasiveness and idiomatic relevance of proverbs in modern culture. |
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Notas: | "Essays in honor of Wolfgang Mieder"--Page [ii]. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (190 p.) |
Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas. |
ISBN: | 9780874215120 |