Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs
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Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs

  1. 242 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs

About this book

Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs offers a comprehensive reference guide for distinctly American proverbs. Compiled by Wolfgang Mieder, a key figure in the field of proverb studies, this compendium features nearly 1,500 proverbs with American origins, spanning the 17th century to present day, including a scholarly introduction exploring the history of proverbs in America, the structure and variants of these proverbs, known authors and sources, and cultural values expressed in these proverbs. Along with a comprehensive bibliography of proverb collections and interpretive scholarship, this dictionary offers a glimpse into the history of American social and cultural attitudes through uniquely American language.

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Table of contents

  1. Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Introduction
  5. Collection
  6. A. A–authority
  7. B. babies–buy
  8. C. cake–customer
  9. D. danger-dynamite
  10. E. eagle–eyeballs
  11. F. facts–future
  12. G. gain–guys
  13. H. habit–hurry
  14. I. I–ivy
  15. J. job–jungle
  16. K. keep–knowledge
  17. L. label–luck
  18. M. Main Street–music
  19. N. nature–nut
  20. O. occasions–owls
  21. P. package–put up
  22. Q. quarterbacks–quit
  23. R. rain–run
  24. S. safe–sympathy
  25. T. table–two
  26. U. umbrella–use
  27. V. vice–virtue
  28. W. wagon–wrongs
  29. Y. year–youth
  30. Z. zealot–zone
  31. Bibliography

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