Download or read book Moral Significance of Animals as Indicated in Greek Proverbs written by Herbert Pierrepont Houghton and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Dictionary of American Proverbs written by Wolfgang Mieder and published by New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 1348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans have a gift for coining proverbs. "A picture is worth a thousand words" was not, as you might imagine, the product of ancient Chinese wisdom -- it was actually minted by advertising executive Fred Barnard in a 1921 advertisement for Printer's Ink magazine. After all, Americans are first and foremost a practical people and proverbs can be loosely defined as pithy statements that are generally accepted as true and useful. The next logical step would be to gather all of this wisdom together for a truly American celebration of shrewd advice.A Dictionary of American Proverbs is the first major collection of proverbs in the English language based on oral sources rather than written ones. Listed alphabetically according to their most significant key word, it features over 15,000 entries including uniquely American proverbs that have never before been recorded, as well as thousands of traditional proverbs that have found their way into American speech from classical, biblical, British, continental European, and American literature. Based on the fieldwork conducted over thirty years by the American Dialect Society, this volume is complete with historical references to the earliest written sources, and supplies variants and recorded geographical distribution after each proverb.Many surprised await the reader in this vast treasure trove of wit and wisdom. Collected here are nuggets of popular wisdom on all aspects of American life: weather, agriculture, travel, money, business, food, neighbors, friends, manners, government, politics, law, health, education, religion, music, song, and dance. And, to further enhance browsing pleasure, the editors have provided a detailed guide to the use of the work. While it's true that many of our best known proverbs have been supplied by the ever-present "Anonymous," many more can be attributed to some very famous Americans, like Ernest Hemingway, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, Mark Twain, J. Pierpont Morgan, Thomas Alva Edison, Abigail Adams, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, to name but a few offered in this fascinating collection.Who wouldn't want to know the origin of "the opera ain't over till the fat lady sings?" This uniquely American proverb and many more are gathered together in A Dictionary of American Proverbs. A great resource for students and scholars of literature, psychology, folklore, linguistics, anthropology, and cultural history, this endlessly intriguing volume is also a delightful companion for anyone with an interest in American culture.
Download or read book Interactions between Animals and Humans in Graeco Roman Antiquity written by Thorsten Fögen and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-08-21 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seventeen contributions to this volume, written by leading experts, show that animals and humans in Graeco-Roman antiquity are interconnected on a variety of different levels and that their encounters and interactions often result from their belonging to the same structures, ‘networks’ and communities or at least from finding themselves together in a certain setting, context or environment – wittingly or unwittingly. Papers explore the concrete categories of interaction between animals and humans that can be identified, in what contexts they occur, and what types of evidence can be productively used to examine the concept of interactions. Articles in this volume take into account literary, visual, and other types of evidence. A comprehensive research bibliography is also provided.
Download or read book Johns Hopkins University Circulars written by Johns Hopkins University and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 1026 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Johns Hopkins University Circular written by Johns Hopkins University and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes University catalogues, President's report, Financial report, registers, announcement material, etc.
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Download or read book List of Dissertations Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degrees of Doctor of Philosophy in the Johns Hopkins University 1878 1919 written by Johns Hopkins University. Library and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proverbia in Fabula written by Pack Carnes and published by Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1988 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fable and the proverb have had a long history of very close relationships; indeed in some cases they have been considered identical forms. In other cases the function of the two forms fall together or exist in similar environments. Often one of the two is used to explain the other. These essays deal with the nature of that relationship from a wide range of viewpoints: classical studies, folkloristics, literary studies, and much more.
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Download or read book List of Dissertations Submitted in Conformity with the Requirements for the Degrees of Doctor of Philosophy Doctor of Engineering and Doctor of Science in Hygiene in the Johns Hopkins University 1876 1926 written by Johns Hopkins University. Library and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library 1911 1971 written by New York Public Library. Research Libraries and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A Bibliography of American Doctoral Dissertations in Classical Studies and Related Fields written by Lawrence Sidney Thompson and published by [Hamden, Conn.] : Shoe String Press. This book was released on 1968 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the President of the Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland written by Johns Hopkins University and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
