"Proverbs speak louder than words"
Subtitle: wisdom in art, culture, folklore, history, literature and mass media
By: Wolfgang Mieder.
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 357
ISBN-13: 9781433103780
Subjects: Proverbs -- History and criticism; Folklore
Description: "This book presents a composite picture of the richness of proverbs as significant expressions of folk wisdom as is manifest from their appearance in art, culture, folklore, history, literature, and the mass media. The book draws attention to the fact that proverbs as metaphorical signs continue to play an important role in oral and written communication. Proverbs as so-called monumenta humana are omnipresent in all facets of life, and while they are neither sacrosanct nor saccharine, they usually offer much common sense or wisdom based on recurrent experiences and observations."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.