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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 currency. Scholar Wolfgang Mieder shows that proverbs matter in culture, literature, and politics, and remain part and parcel of oral and written communication.

Produktbeschreibung
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 currency. Scholar Wolfgang Mieder shows that proverbs matter in culture, literature, and politics, and remain part and parcel of oral and written communication.
Autorenporträt
Wolfgang Mieder is University Distinguished Professor of German and Folklore at the University of Vermont. He has published well over one hundred books and is the leading expert on proverbs in the world. He is the founding editor of Proverbium: Yearbook of International Proverb Scholarship.