Author: Aesop
Publisher: American Book Publishing
ISBN: 1589826922
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Author: Riad Aziz Kassis
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004113053
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 344

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This is the first detailed study that critically compares and contrasts the wisdom sentences of the Book of Proverbs with classical and post-classical Arabic proverbs; reference is also made to current Arabic proverbs.The wisdom tradition of Solomon is examined and is compared to that of the Arab sage Luqm'n. The book deals with three main themes that are of special significance both in the Book of Proverbs and in Arabic proverbial works: royalty, speech and silence, wealth and poverty.The book concludes with a study of some form-critical and traditio-historical aspects of the treated proverbs.Hundreds of classical Arabic proverbs and wisdom sayings of Prophet Muh ammad appear for the first time in English.

Author: Aesop
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 188

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Author: Aesop
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781853261282
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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A collection of animal fables told by the Greek slave Aesop.

Author: Aesop
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 236

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Author: Wolfgang Mieder
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1626743037
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 679

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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. The first section of the book focuses on the field of paremiology (proverb studies) in general, the spread of Anglo-American proverbs in Europe, and the phenomenon of modern proverbs. The second section analyzes the use of proverbs in the world of politics, including a chapter on President Obama, while the third concentrates on the uses of proverbs in literature. The final section ends with detailed cultural studies of the origin, history, dissemination, use, function, and meaning of specific proverbs. Noted scholar Wolfgang Mieder shows that proverbs matter in culture, literature, and politics. Proverbs remain part and parcel of oral and written communication, and, he demonstrates, they deserve to be studied from a range of viewpoints. While various chapters deal with a variety of issues and approaches, they cohere through a rhetorical perspective that looks at the text, texture, and context of proverbs as speech acts that make a noteworthy impact on culture and society. Whether proverbs appear in everyday speech, on the radio, on television, in films, on the pages of newspapers or magazines, in advertisements, in literary works, or in political speeches, they serve as formulaic verbal devices to add authoritative weight through tradition, convention, and wisdom.

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Languages : en
Pages : 236

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Author: Aesop
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Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Oswald Dykes
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
ISBN: 9781379471325
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 418

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T116733 A reissue of the 1708 edition entitled 'Moral reflexions upon select English proverbs', with a new titlepage, additions, index of the additions, and 'The Union-proverb' which has a separate titlepage, pagination and register. The words "in imitation .. Æ London: printed by H. Meere, for G. Sawbridge; and sold by J. Woodward; B. Bragge; and J. Morphew, 1709. [2], xxxvii, [3],1-280, [38],281-312;[8],14p.; 8°

Author: James Egan
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326400371
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 270

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You can't shake hands with a clenched fist - Gandhi The only source of knowledge is experience - Albert Einstein Be kind for everyone is fighting a hard battle - Anon Be content with your lot - Aesop An unexamined mind is not worth living - Socrates Mere cleverness is not wisdom - Euripides At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet - Plato