The dictionary of modern proverbs / compiled by Charles Clay Doyle, Wolfgang Mieder, and Fred R. Shapiro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doyle, Charles Clay, 1943-

Contributor:

Mieder, Wolfgang.

Shapiro, Fred R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Proverbs, English.

Proverbs, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

How To Read The Entries

Proverbs

Appendix: Some No Longer "Modern" Proverbs

Works Cited

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-57115-2

9786613600752

0-300-18335-6

OCLC:

794004254