The multicultural dictionary of proverbs
Subtitle: over 20,000 adages from more than 120 languages, nationalities and ethnic groups
By: Harold V. Cordry.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
Subjects: Proverbs.
Description: Presented by nationality or resource within 1,300 headings such as accidents, divided loyalty, marriage, and shame; and indexed by key word, subject, and source. All abut a few are from European cultures, and include famous writers such as Shakespeare and Ovid, and works such as the Bible. The obscure ones remain unexplained.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-302) and indexes.