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OverviewThe thirteen chapters of this book comprise an intriguing and informative entry into the world of proverb scholarship, illustrating that proverbs have always been and continue to be wisdom's international currency. The first section of the book focuses on the field of paremiology (proverb studies) in general, the spread of Anglo-American proverbs in Europe, and the phenomenon of modern proverbs. The second section analyzes the use of proverbs in the world of politics, including a chapter on President Obama, while the third concentrates on the uses of proverbs in literature. The final section ends with detailed cultural studies of the origin, history, dissemination, use, function, and meaning of specific proverbs.Noted scholar Wolfgang Mieder shows that proverbs matter in culture, literature, and politics. Proverbs remain part and parcel of oral and written communication, and, he demonstrates, they deserve to be studied from a range of viewpoints. While various chapters deal with a variety of issues and approaches, they cohere through a rhetorical perspective that looks at the text, texture, and context of proverbs as speech acts that make a noteworthy impact on culture and society. Whether proverbs appear in everyday speech, on the radio, on television, in films, on the pages of newspapers or magazines, in advertisements, in literary works, or in political speeches, they serve as formulaic verbal devices to add authoritative weight through tradition, convention, and wisdom. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Chair Department of German and Russian Wolfgang Mieder (University of Vermont)Publisher: University Press of Mississippi Imprint: University Press of Mississippi ISBN: 9781322217987ISBN 10: 132221798 Pages: 500 Publication Date: 01 January 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsBehold in this book the power of the proverb to spin politics, shape social attitudes, and mold culture. Behold the brilliance of the prolific and ebullient Wolfgang Mieder, who in scintillating prose continues to enlighten readers with his fresh interpretations and innovative ideas on the power of language and tradition in pressing discourses of war and peace, race and equality, and place and identity. Behold his global reach and exposal of the local context. Behold in perhaps his most important book to date, reflections on modernity and peoplehood that show insights gained from studying the proverb as the 'wisdom of many.' --Simon J. Bronner, Distinguished Professor of American Studies and Folklore at Pennsylvania State University and author of Campus Traditions: Folklore from the Old-Time College to the Modern Mega-University Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |