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Title What goes around comes around : the circulation of proverbs in contemporary life / edited by Kimberly J. Lau, Peter Tokofsky, Stephen D. Winick.

Publication Info. Logan : Utah State University Press, [2004]
©2004

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Description 1 online resource (190 pages)
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Physical Medium polychrome
Note "Essays in honor of Wolfgang Mieder"--Page [ii].
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents What goes around comes around : the circulation of proverbs in contemporary life / Kimberly J. Lau, Peter Tokofsky, and Stephen D. Winick -- "In aqua scribere" : the evolution of a current proverb / Charles Clay Doyle -- "From one act of charity, the world is saved" : creative selection of proverbs in Sephardic narrative / Isaac Jack Lévy and Rosemary Lévy Zumwalt -- Baseball as (pan)America : a sampling of baseball-related metaphors in Spanish / Shirley L. Arora -- "You can't kill shit" : occupational proverb and metaphorical system among young medical professionals / Stephen D. Winick -- "Cheaters never prosper" and other lies adults tell kids : proverbs and the culture wars over character / Jay Mechling -- Proverb and fetishism in American advertisements / Anand Prahlad -- "The early bird is worth two in the bush" : Captain Jack Aubrey's fractured proverbs / Jan Harold Brunvand -- As the crow flies : a straightforward study of lineal worldview in American folk speech / Alan Dundes.
Summary In this collection of essays prominent folklorists look at varied modern uses and contexts of proverbs and proverbial speech, some traditional and conventional, others new and unexpected. After the editors' introduction discussing the history and status of attempts to define proverbs, describing their contemporary circulation, and acknowledging the especially important work of paremiologist Wolfgang Meider, the contributions examine the continuing pervasiveness and idiomatic relevance of proverbs in modern culture.
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System Details Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
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Local Note JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access
Subject Proverbs -- History and criticism.
Proverbs.
Genre/Form Electronic book.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Festschriften.
Festschriften.
Added Author Lau, Kimberly J.
Tokofsky, Peter, 1963-
Winick, Stephen D., 1968-
Mieder, Wolfgang.
Other Form: Print version: What goes around comes around. Logan : Utah State University Press, ©2004 0874215927 087421596X (DLC) 2004016467 (OCoLC)55962171
ISBN 0874215129 (electronic book)
9780874215120 (electronic book)
0874215927 (alkaline paper)
087421596X (hardcover)
9780874215922 (alkaline paper)
9780874215960 (hardcover)
1283267233
9781283267236