Worth a thousand words : cultural, literary, and political proverb studies / Wolfgang Mieder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mieder, Wolfgang, author.

Contributor:

JSTOR (Online Service)

Series:

Book collections on Project MUSE.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Proverbs--History and criticism.

Proverbs.

Proverbs--Political aspects.

Proverbs in literature.

Proverbs, American.

Proverbs, American--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 401 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2025.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

American Proverbs

1. "Think Outside the Box" The Wisdom and Nature of American Proverbs

2. "Proverbs Are Worth a Thousand Words" The Global Spread of American Proverbs

3. "A Friend (Not) in Need Is a Friend Indeed" Friendship in Old, Modern, and Anti-Proverbs

4. "Freedom Is Not Given, It Is Won" Democratic Principles in Modern American Proverbs

Proverbs in Politics

5. "Do unto Others as You Would Have Them Do unto You" The Humanistic Value of Proverbs in Sociopolitical Discourse

6. "Freedom Is Indivisible" John F. Kennedy's Reliance on Proverbs

7. "Concordia Domi, Foris Pax" Willy Brandt's Non-German Proverbial Rhetoric

Proverbs in Literature

8. "Stringing Proverbs Together" The Proverbial Language in Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote

9. "All Roads Lead to 'Perverbs' " Harry Mathews's Selected Declarations of Dependence (1977

10. "Black Is Beautiful" Hans-Jürgen Massaquoi's Proverbial Autobiography Destined to Witness (1999

Proverbs in Culture

11. "You Have to Kiss a Lot of Frogs Before You Meet Your Handsome Prince" From Fairy-Tale Motif to Modern Proverb

12. "The Word (and Phrase) Detective" A Proverbial Tribute to OED Editor John A. Simpson

13. "Injustice Anywhere Is a Threat to Justice Everywhere" From Classical to Modern Law Proverbs

Proverb Index

About the Author

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 12, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Mieder, Wolfgang. Worth a thousand words

Print version:

ISBN:

9781496858337

1496858336

9781496858306

1496858301

9781496858313

149685831X

9781496858320

1496858328

Publisher Number:

40032855129

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