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Author:
Mieder, Wolfgang, editor.
Title:
"There's no free lunch" : six essays on modern Anglo-American proverbs / Wolfgang Mieder.
Publisher:
University of Vermont,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
xii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subject:
1900-2099
Proverbs, English--20th century.
Proverbs, English--21st century.
Proverbs, American--20th century.
Proverbs, American--21st century.
Proverbs, American.
Proverbs, English.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Notes:
"With 65 illustrations"--Title page. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
(from table of contents) "You win some, you lose some" : sports and games in modern Anglo-American proverbs. "A miss is as good as a male" : from anti-proverbs to modern Anglo-American proverbs -- "A mind is a terrible thing to waste" : knowledge and ignorance in modern Anglo-American proverbs -- "God and the devil are in the details" : secularized religion in modern Anglo-American proverbs -- "Eat right, stay fit" : gastronomical tidbits in modern Anglo-American proverbs -- "You win some, you lose some" : sports and games in modern Anglo-American proverbs.
Summary:
The six essays in this volume supplement recent scholarship by Professor Mieder on modern Anglo-American proverbs.
Series:
Supplement series of Proverbium ; Volume 45
ISBN:
1737202905
9781737202905
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1265060642
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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