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      Investigations of Proverbs, Proverbial Expressions, Quotations and Cliches: A Bibliography of Explanatory Essays Which Appeared in Notes and Queries  (1849-1983)

      Wolfgang Mieder

      This fourth volume of the series Sprichwoerterforschung (proverb research) presents a bibliography of approximately 10,000 notes explaining the origin, history and meaning of individual proverbs, proverbial expressions, quotations and cliches…

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      The Proverbial Abraham Lincoln: An Index to Proverbs in the Works of Abraham Lincoln

      Wolfgang Mieder

      Abraham Lincoln’s political and moral stature as a major public figure of the nineteenth century is indisputable and well attested to in his published works. His use of proverbial language…

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      No Struggle, No Progress: Frederick Douglass and His Proverbial Rhetoric for Civil Rights

      Wolfgang Mieder

      Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) is a giant among civil rights leaders of the United States. With words and deeds he fought against slavery and championed civil rights for all citizens, regardless…

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      International Proverb Scholarship: An Annotated Bibliography Supplement III (1990-2000)

      Wolfgang Mieder

      This bibliography is a continuation of the three previous volumes of Wolfgang Mieder’s International Proverb Scholarship: An Annotated Bibliography (1982, 1990, 1993). This new volume completes the registration of paremiological…

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      International Bibliography of Paremiology and Phraseology: Volume 1: A - M. Volume 2: N - Z

      Wolfgang Mieder

      An international bibliography that registers 10,000 paremiological and phraseological publications from around the world that have appeared during the past two centuries. It covers fields such as anthropology, art history…

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      Proverbs: A Handbook

      Wolfgang Mieder

      Written by the foremost authority on proverbs, this reference gives high school students, undergraduates, and general readers a concise yet comprehensive overview of proverbs in world culture. The volume begins…

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      The Pied Piper: A Handbook

      Wolfgang Mieder

      Few folklore figures are as famous, enigmatic, and influential as the Pied Piper, the notorious catcher of rats and children. Written for students and general readers, this book surveys the…

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      Proverbs Speak Louder Than Words: Wisdom in Art, Culture, Folklore, History, Literature and Mass Media

      Wolfgang Mieder

      The ten chapters of Proverbs Speak Louder Than Words present a composite picture of the richness of proverbs as significant expressions of folk wisdom as is manifest from their appearance…

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      Yes We Can: Barack Obama’s Proverbial Rhetoric

      Wolfgang Mieder

      As President Barack Obama outlined his promise for change during the presidential campaign, he made effective use of proverbs and proverbial phrases, and invented many quotable epithets that have all…

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      Yes We Can: Barack Obama’s Proverbial Rhetoric

      Wolfgang Mieder

      As President Barack Obama outlined his promise for change during the presidential campaign, he made effective use of proverbs and proverbial phrases, and invented many quotable epithets that have all…

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      Making a Way Out of No Way: Martin Luther King’s Sermonic Proverbial Rhetoric

      Wolfgang Mieder

      Martin Luther King distinguished himself as one of the greatest social reformers of modern times. His many verbal and written communications in the form of sermons, speeches, interviews, letters, essays…

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      Making a Way Out of No Way: Martin Luther King’s Sermonic Proverbial Rhetoric

      Wolfgang Mieder

      Martin Luther King distinguished himself as one of the greatest social reformers of modern times. His many verbal and written communications in the form of sermons, speeches, interviews, letters, essays…

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      Russkie Poslovitsy: Russian Proverbs in Literature, Politics, and Pedagogy- Festschrift for Kevin J. McKenna in Celebration of His Sixty-Fifth Birthday

      This unique Festschrift in honor of Professor Kevin J. McKenna on the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday consists of a collection of fourteen of his most significant publications on proverbial…

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      Proverbs Are Never Out of Season: Popular Wisdom in the Modern Age

      Wolfgang Mieder

      From sales pitch to propagandistic tool, the author looks at how we adapt proverbs to change social attitudes - the original wording of proverbs changes to fit modern advertising slogans…

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      Proverbs: A Handbook

      Wolfgang Mieder

      Comprises a survey of the multifaceted nature of proverbs as colorful expressions of folk wisdom. This book deals with the definition and classification of proverbs, including such matters as proverb…

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      All Men and Women Are Created Equal: Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s and Susan B. Anthony’s Proverbial Rhetoric Promoting Women’s Rights

      Wolfgang Mieder

      This book tells the story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s and Susan B. Anthony’s lives and work by way of enlightening proverbial paragraphs dealing with women’s rights.

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      From Goethe to Novalis: Studies in Classicism and Romanticism: Festschrift for Dennis F. Mahoney in Celebration of his Sixty-Fifth Birthday

      This Festschrift in honor of Dennis F. Mahoney’s sixty-fifth birthday is somewhat different from the standard Festschrift: rather than present essays from various authors, this Festschrift collects twenty-one of Mahoney’s…

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      The Worldview of Modern American Proverbs

      Wolfgang Mieder

      This is the first study of authentic modern American proverbs without including proverbs of British origin. It discusses the origin, nature, and meaning of modern American proverbs based on about…

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      Wise Words (RLE Folklore): Essays on the Proverb

      Wolfgang Mieder

      The twenty essays that comprise this book, which was first published in 1994, were written by leading paremiologists and folklorists from Africa, Canada, Great Britain, Germany and the US. They…

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      Wise Words (RLE Folklore): Essays on the Proverb

      Wolfgang Mieder

      This book is the first volume in the Garland Folklore Casebook series. It contains 20 essays on various aspects of proverb studies. These 20 essays touch upon the major concerns…

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      The Politics of Proverbs: From Traditional Wisdom to Proverbial Stereotypes

      Wolfgang Mieder

      Politicians from classical to modern times have deployed proverbs effectively in their rhetoric. This text considers the power of these bits of borrowed wisdom using examples such as Hitler’s Mein…

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      A Rising Tide Lifts All the Boats

      Wolfgang Mieder

      The book is based on eight thousand pages of former President John F. Kennedy's printed communications, including his books, innumerable speeches, addresses, press conferences, debates, and letters.

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      Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs

      Wolfgang Mieder

      Offers a comprehensive reference guide for distinctly American proverbs. Featuring a compendium of nearly 1,500 American proverbs spanning the 17th century to present day, this dictionary also includes a scholarly…

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      Tradition and Innovation in Folk Literature

      Wolfgang Mieder

      First published in 1987 by University Press of New England –Title page verso.

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      Tradition and Innovation in Folk Literature

      Wolfgang Mieder

      First published in 1987 by University Press of New England –Title page verso.

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      Ergebnisse Der Sprichwoerterforschung

      Dieser Sammelband enthalt elf Arbeiten zur Sprichworterkunde und gibt einen Ueberblick uber die Forschungsergebnisse der letzten zwanzig Jahre. Die Themenkreise der meist in der Form von Forschungsberichten verfassten Aufsatze reichen…

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      Behold the Proverbs of a People: Proverbial Wisdom in Culture, Literature, and Politics

      Wolfgang Mieder

      The 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…

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      Essays on German Literature and the Holocaust: Festschrift for David A. Scrase in Celebration of His Eightieth Birthday

      This celebratory volume consists of 19 previously published essays by Prof. David A. Scrase.

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      Right Makes Might: Proverbs and the American Worldview

      Wolfgang Mieder

      Right Makes Might is a collection of recent essays on historical and contemporary use of proverbs by American politicians, the American worldview, and American politics by globally recognized folklorist, Wolfgang…

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      Right Makes Might: Proverbs and the American Worldview

      Wolfgang Mieder

      Right Makes Might is a collection of recent essays on historical and contemporary use of proverbs by American politicians, the American worldview, and American politics by globally recognized folklorist, Wolfgang…

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      Behold the Proverbs of a People: Proverbial Wisdom in Culture, Literature, and Politics

      Wolfgang Mieder

      The 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…

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      Aphorismen, Sprichwoerter, Zitate: Von Goethe Und Schiller Bis Victor Klemperer

      Wolfgang Mieder

      Dieser Band vereinigt Studien zur formelhaften Sprache von der Klassik bis zur Moderne. Der Autor zeigt auf, wie geflugelte Worte in Schlagzeilen, Reklamen und Karikaturen der Massenmedien verwendet werden und…

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      Call a Spade a Spade: from Classical Phrase to Racial Slur: A Case Study

      Wolfgang Mieder

      This book is an attempt to trace the origin, history, dissemination, and meaning of the well-known proverbial expression to call a spade a spade. The first four chapters discuss the…

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      Proverbs in Literature: An International Bibliography

      Wolfgang Mieder

      This international bibliography indexes the large number of scholarly monographs, dissertations and articles that treat the use and function of proverbs and proverbial expressions in literature. 1166 proverb investigations are…

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      Sprichwort, Redensart, Zitat: Tradierte Formelsprache in Der Moderne

      Wolfgang Mieder (University of Vermont)

      Dieser Band vereinigt 19 Studien zum modernen Gebrauch von Sprichwortern, Redensarten und Zitaten. Eingeschlossen sind Abhandlungen uber Thomas Mann, Carl Zuckmayer, Gunter Grass, Helmut Heissenbuttel, Kurt Sigel, Gerhard Uhlenbruck und…

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      -Der Mensch Denkt: Gott Lenkt - Keine Red Davon -: Sprichwoertliche Verfremdungen Im Werk Bertolt Brechts

      Wolfgang Mieder (University of Vermont)

      Wie in den drei Kapiteln uber Sprichworter, Redensarten und Sagworter gezeigt wird, nimmt Bertolt Brecht mit seinem -Widerspruchsgeist- eine ambivalente Einstellung gegenuber der sprichwortlichen Fertigware ein. Obwohl er hin und…

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      Was Der Volksmund in Einem Sprichwort Verpackt …: Moderne Aspekte Des Sprichwortgebrauchs - Anhand Von Beispielen Aus Dem Internet

      Gulnas Umurova,Herausgegeben Von Wolfgang Mieder

      Originally presented as the author’s thesis (doctoral)–Universiteat Basel, 2004.

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      Proverb Iconography: An International Bibliography

      Wolfgang Mieder,Janet Sobieski

      Art historians and folklorists have long been aware that well-known artists, as well as anonymous creators of art, often base their work on proverbs, proverbial expressions and comparisons, and wellerisms…

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      The Transatlantic Culture Trade: Caribbean Creole Proverbs from Africa, Europe, and the Caribbean

      Desrine Bogle

      The Transatlantic Culture Trade: Caribbean Creole Proverbs from Africa, Europe, and the Caribbean celebrates indigenous Caribbean Creole languages and one of their associated cultural vectors, Creole proverbs.

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      Argumentative Strukturen in Sprichwoertern

      Sarah Hoffmann

      Die Verwendung von Sprichwoertern in der argumentativen Rede gilt heute vielfach als Phrasendrescherei . Dennoch spiegelt der Sprichwortschatz einer Sprachgemeinschaft zentrale argumentative Denkstrukturen wider, die im alltaglichen Sprachgebrauch Anwendung finden…

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      Ich Habe Den Kopf So Voll: Wilhelm Heinse ALS Sprichwortreicher Literat Im 18. Jahrhundert

      Wolfgang Mieder,Andreas Nolte

      In literarischen, kulturgeschichtlichen und paroemiologischen Studien ist immer wieder behauptet worden, dass Sprichwoerter und sprichwoertliche Redensarten im 18. Jahrhundert, dem Zeitalter der Aufklarung, eine unbedeutende Rolle im mundlichen und schriftlichen…

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      Mir Ist Zuweilen So ALS OB Das Herz in Mir Zerbrach: Leben Und Werk Mascha Kalekos Im Spiegel Ihrer Sprichwoertlichen Dichtung

      Andreas Nolte

      Die Dichterin Mascha Kaleko (1907-1975) fluchtete nach grossen literarischen Erfolgen in Berlin im Jahre 1938 aus dem nationalsozialistischen Deutschland ins amerikanische Exil und zog 1960 nach Israel weiter. Ihr von…

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      Contexts of Folklore: Festschrift for Dan Ben-Amos on His Eighty-Fifth Birthday

      In Contexts of Folklore, leading lights of folklore studies from many corners of the globe honor folklorist Dan Ben-Amos-recognized for his paradigm-shifting definition of folklore as artistic communication in small…

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      A Dictionary of Wellerisms

      This dictionary collects over 1500 wellerisms, a subgenre of the proverb consisting of a speech or statement (often a proverb), identification of the speaker, and identification of the situation. It…

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      Two Thousand Zhuang Proverbs from China with Annotations and Chinese and English Translation

      Zhou Yanxian

      Two Thousand Zhuang Proverbs from China provides an important corpus for the study of the Zhuang ethnic group by scholars, students, and others who are interested in Zhuang language, culture…

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      The Magic Love: Fairy Tales from Twenty-First Century China

      This book presents a unique collection of fairy tales from contemporary China, translated into English for the first time.

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      Sprichwoerter Und Handeln: Eine Psychologische Untersuchung

      Frank Detje

      Fur jeden Lebensbereich gibt es eine Fulle uberlieferter Sprichworter. Sie zeigen uns u.a., wann wir handeln mussen, wie wir handeln konnen oder sollen und welche Fehler beim Handeln auftreten konnen…

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      Living by the Golden Rule: Mentor - Scholar - World Citizen: A Festschrift for Wolfgang Mieder’s 75th Birthday

      This Festschrift for Wolfgang Mieder, preeminent paremiologist and folklorist, combines personal tributes and scholarly papers by colleagues, friends, and former students that address his roles as a mentor, scholar, and…

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