The Routledge Book Of World Proverbs
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Author | : Jon R. Stone |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 947 |
Release | : 2006-09-27 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 1135870535 |
The Routledge Book of World Proverbs invites the reader to travel the globe in search of the origins of such words of wisdom, experiencing the rich cultural traditions reflected in each nation’s proverbs. This collection contains over 16,000 gems of humour and pathos that draw upon themes from our shared experiences of life. And we are not just invited to learn about other cultures; proverbs are ‘bits of ancient wisdom’ and thus teach us about our own history. Drawing together proverbs that transcend culture, time and space to provide a collection that is both useful and enjoyable, The Routledge Book of World Proverbs is, unquestionably, a book of enduring interest.
Author | : Emanuel Strauss |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 641 |
Release | : 2012-11-12 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 1134864604 |
This Dictionary contains over 50,000 proverbs, in some 70 European languages and dialects, arranged in 2,500 sets. It is the fruits of over 40 years of collection and research, the only collection of proverbs on anything like this scale ever to be published anywhere in the world. Emanuel Strauss has trawled through innumerable collections of proverbs in all languages, from early printed books and rare items to the latest theses and journals, and grouped together many thousands of proverbs in sets of equivalent meaning. Comprehensive indexes for each language provide access to any proverb by way of its key words. A critical bibliography musters some 500 items, from incunabula to the current decade.
Author | : Wolfgang Mieder |
Publisher | : M J F Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Proverbs |
ISBN | : 9781567311266 |
Gathers more than eighteen thousand proverbs from around the world arranged alphabetically by key subject word and identifies the national, ethnic, or cultural origin of each proverbT.
Author | : Selwyn Gurney Champion |
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Release | : 1963 |
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Author | : Jon R. Stone |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 413 |
Release | : 2013-01-11 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 1135881103 |
The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations completes our enormously successful and award-winning Latin for the Illiterati series of volumes, rounding off the trilogy with a comprehensive treasury of classic Latin quotations, mottoes, proverbs, and maxims collected from the worlds of philosophy, rhetoric, politics, science, religion, literature, drama, poetics, and war.Distinguished by the combination of user-friendliness and comprehensiveness, this book will provide students, scholars, and general readers with an eminently browsable resource that is as useful as it is enjoyable.
Author | : Annabelle Mooney |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2018-04-27 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1315435918 |
Through a detailed examination of proverbs related to money, this book offers a comprehensive critique of the prevailing everyday ideologies and discourses on money and paves the way toward establishing a new set of proverbs more conducive to financial equality and human well-being. The volume explores a variety of contexts to demonstrate the different aspects of the money system and the linguistic and social structures embedded within them, including pay day loan websites, gambling, get rich self-help books, and new forms of currency. Unpacking this complex relationship between people, money, and language in contemporary society, this book is an ideal resource for students and scholars in language and communication, sociolinguistics, rhetoric, sociology, and media studies.
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Total Pages | : 767 |
Release | : 1950 |
Genre | : Proverbs |
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Author | : Jon R. Stone |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2003-09-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1135961956 |
Scientia est potentia (knowledge is power)! More Latin for the Illiterati demystifies the terminology of modern courtrooms and hospitals, untangles some of the most complex and unforgiving examples of Latin abbreviation, and allows readers to explore the classical roots of law, medicine and the ministry. This new collection contains nearly 5000 entries devoted to law, medicine and religion, and includes phrases like:jus sibi dicere-- to take the law into one's own hands hircosus-- smelling like a goat opprobrium medicum [the reproach of physicians]--an incurable disease ita et viri debent diligere uxores ut corpora sua--so men ought to love their wives as their own bodies [Ephesians 5:28] ludere cum sacris--to trifle with sacred things amicus curiae--a friend of the court Practicing or aspiring doctors, lawyers or ministers, language-lovers, students of literature--and anybody who loved Latin for the Illiterati, will want More... This collection also makes an ideal gift. Praise for the first Illiterati collection: If you're a student trying to improve your vocabulary, this is a great book... For those who have forgotten their three years of parochial-school Latin, this is really great book. --Publisher's Weekly A ready-reference dream come true...--American Libraries Also of interest: Latin for the Illiterati: Exorcizing the Ghosts of a Dead
Author | : John Barton |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 568 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780415350914 |
This book is a comprehensive guide to the contents, historical setting, and social context of the Bible.
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Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 729 |
Release | : 2012-05-22 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0300183356 |
"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.