wyszukanych pozycji: 35
Dagara Verbal Art: An African Tradition
ISBN: 9781433147043 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Dagara Verbal Art examines verbal art among the Dagara people of West Africa.
Dagara Verbal Art examines verbal art among the Dagara people of West Africa.
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815,19 zł |
«Yes We Can»: Barack Obama's Proverbial Rhetoric
ISBN: 9781433106675 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. As President Barack Obama outlined his promise for change during the presidential campaign, he made effective use of proverbs and proverbial phrases, and invented many quotable epithets that have all the makings of future proverbs. This book examines how Obama s natural and authentic reliance on traditional metaphors enhances his impressive rhetoric, rather than reducing it to mere sound bites. Proverbs, with their often colorful metaphors, add expressiveness and emotion to his communications, giving people the opportunity to follow his pragmatic or philosophical arguments through common...
As President Barack Obama outlined his promise for change during the presidential campaign, he made effective use of proverbs and proverbial phrases, ...
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287,50 zł |
"Keine Rose ohne Dornen", sagte der Hase, als er die Igelin freite
ISBN: 9783826076213 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 2022 / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Es gibt eine lange Tradition sogenannter Sagwörter oder Wellerismen, wie man solche triadischen Formulierungen wie "Viel Geschrei und wenig Wolle, sagte der Teufel und schor ein Schwein" und "'Aller Anfang ist schwer', sagte der Dieb, da stahl er einen Amboß" in der internationalen Forschung nennt. Das Wortspiel mit solchen dreiteiligen Texten - einer knappen Aussage (oft ein Sprichwort. eine Redensart oder ein Zitat), einem Sprecher/einer Sprecherin, und einer witzigen, ironischen oder satirischen Pointe - hat zu einigen wertvollen Sammlungen geführt, die auch Dialekttexte enthalten. Für...
Es gibt eine lange Tradition sogenannter Sagwörter oder Wellerismen, wie man solche triadischen Formulierungen wie "Viel Geschrei und wenig Wolle, sa...
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160,41 zł |
Essays on German Literature and the Holocaust: Festschrift for David A. Scrase in Celebration of His Eightieth Birthday
ISBN: 9781433163265 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 390 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This celebratory volume consists of nineteen previously published essays by Professor David A. Scrase. These English-language essays are divided into three sections: (1) studies on the twentieth-century German author Wilhelm Lehmann; (2) literary studies on Johannes Bobrowski, Ludwig Greve, Stephan Hermlin, and others; and (3) studies on the literature, art, and film of the Holocaust. The book addresses German literature of the twentieth century in particular, with an emphasis on modern poetry and fiction by East and West German authors. Another theme concerns itself with biographical matters...
This celebratory volume consists of nineteen previously published essays by Professor David A. Scrase. These English-language essays are divided into ...
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743,10 zł |
Lexicon of Common Figurative Units: Widespread Idioms in Europe and Beyond. Volume II
ISBN: 9781433129698 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 778 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The book continues the work of Widespread Idioms in Europe and Beyond (2012) and also brings new insights into the similarities of the European languages. Using comprehensive data from 78 European and some non-European languages, another 280 -widespread idioms- have been analyzed in terms of their distribution and origins. They are arranged according to their source domains (for example, performing arts, sports, history, war, technology, money, folk belief, medical skills, gestures, and nature). Among them are very modern layers of a common figurative lexicon, including quotes of... The book continues the work of Widespread Idioms in Europe and Beyond (2012) and also brings new insights into the similarities of the Europ... |
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843,31 zł |
Wise Words (Rle Folklore): Essays on the Proverb
ISBN: 9781138844254 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 606 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The twenty essays that comprise this book, which was first published in 1994, were written by leading paremiologists and folklorists from Africa, Canada, Great Britain, Germany and the US. They represent the best scholarship on proverbs in the English language, and together they give an impressive overview of the fascinating advances in the field of paremiology.
The twenty essays that comprise this book, which was first published in 1994, were written by leading paremiologists and folklorists from Africa, Cana...
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959,60 zł |
Investigations of Proverbs, Proverbial Expressions, Quotations and Cliches: A Bibliography of Explanatory Essays Which Appeared in Notes and Queries (
ISBN: 9783261034359 / Angielski / Miękka / 1984 / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This fourth volume of the series -Sprichworterforschung- (proverb research) presents a bibliography of approximately 10,000 notes explaining the origin, history and meaning of individual proverbs, proverbial expressions, quotations and cliches which have appeared in 228 volumes of the British journal Notes and Queries from 1849 to 1983. Most entries refer to English texts, but there are also notes on French, German and Latin expressions. References to twinformulas, reduplicatives, wellerisms and weather rules are also included, making this book a useful bibliography for the philological and...
This fourth volume of the series -Sprichworterforschung- (proverb research) presents a bibliography of approximately 10,000 notes explaining the origi...
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257,27 zł |
The Pied Piper: A Handbook
ISBN: 9780313334641 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Few figures are as famous, mysterious, and influential as the Pied Piper, the notorious catcher of rats and children. With his magical music he was able to bewitch anyone and anything to follow him blindly, and he continues to influence the contemporary imagination. This book overviews the history of the Pied Piper legend and its lasting significance. Included are excerpts from numerous texts, along with examples of the Pied Piper in art, children's books, political cartoons, and popular culture. The volume also reviews scholarship on the Pied Piper and lists print and electronic... Few figures are as famous, mysterious, and influential as the Pied Piper, the notorious catcher of rats and children. With his magical music he was... |
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407,16 zł |
The Transatlantic Culture Trade: Caribbean Creole Proverbs from Africa, Europe, and the Caribbean
ISBN: 9781433157233 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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321,90 zł |
Tradition and Innovation in Folk Literature
ISBN: 9781138941038 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this book, first published in 1987, Wolfgang Mieder follows the intriguing trail of some of the best known pieces of folk literature, tracing them from their roots to modern uses in advertising, journalism, politics, cartoons, and poetry. He reveals both the remarkable adaptability of these tales and how each variation reflects cultural and historical changes. Fairy tales, legends, folk songs, riddles, nursery rhymes, and proverbs are passed from generation to generation, changing both in form and meaning with each use. This book will be of interest to students of literature. In this book, first published in 1987, Wolfgang Mieder follows the intriguing trail of some of the best known pieces of folk literature, tracing th... |
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907,73 zł |
Proverbs; A Handbook
ISBN: 9781433120244 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The book comprises a comprehensive survey of the multifaceted nature of proverbs as colorful expressions of folk wisdom. The first part deals with the definition and classification of proverbs, including such matters as proverb markers and meanings, origin and dissemination, traditional forms related to proverbs, and types of proverb collections. The second part presents essays on the origin, history and modern use of a variety of proverbs. There are also representative lists of proverbs from different cultures and languages, Native American proverbs, African American proverbs, etc. The third...
The book comprises a comprehensive survey of the multifaceted nature of proverbs as colorful expressions of folk wisdom. The first part deals with the...
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315,62 zł |
The Proverbial Winston S. Churchill: An Index to Proverbs in the Works of Sir Winston Churchill
ISBN: 9780313294334 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Winston S. Churchill often used proverbs in his many speeches, correspondence, and other writings. This book is a detailed index to proverbs in his works. An introductory essay explores the importance of proverbs in Churchill's writings. The essay is followed by an index to proverbs, based on the most significant key-word. Each entry cites the source of the proverb in an edition of Chruchill's works and provides a reference to standard proverb dictionaries for future information. Winston S. Churchill's leading role on the 20th-century world stage is perhaps better documented than that... Winston S. Churchill often used proverbs in his many speeches, correspondence, and other writings. This book is a detailed index to proverbs in his... |
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502,88 zł |
Wisdom of Many: Essays on the Proverb
ISBN: 9780299143602 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Explores research on proverbs of many cultures. More than 20 essays written by scholars of such diverse disciplines as folklore, literature, psychology, linguistics and anthropology illustrate the significance of traditional proverbs and trace variations of proverbs over time.
Explores research on proverbs of many cultures. More than 20 essays written by scholars of such diverse disciplines as folklore, literature, psycholog...
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215,39 zł |
Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs
ISBN: 9781800731318 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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513,51 zł |
Right Makes Might: Proverbs and the American Worldview
ISBN: 9780253040343 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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440,90 zł |
Tradition and Innovation in Folk Literature
ISBN: 9781138941434 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this book, first published in 1987, Wolfgang Mieder follows the intriguing trail of some of the best known pieces of folk literature, tracing them from their roots to modern uses in advertising, journalism, politics, cartoons, and poetry. He reveals both the remarkable adaptability of these tales and how each variation reflects cultural and historical changes. Fairy tales, legends, folk songs, riddles, nursery rhymes, and proverbs are passed from generation to generation, changing both in form and meaning with each use. This book will be of interest to students of literature. In this book, first published in 1987, Wolfgang Mieder follows the intriguing trail of some of the best known pieces of folk literature, tracing th... |
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191,87 zł |
«All Men and Women Are Created Equal»: Elizabeth Cady Stanton's and Susan B. Anthony's Proverbial Rhetoric Promoting Women's Rights
ISBN: 9781433126734 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 315 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Even a cursory glance at the letters, speeches, and essays of Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815 1902) and Susan B. Anthony (1820 1906) reveals that these two nineteenth-century feminists relied on Biblical and folk proverbs to make their relentless case for the equality of men and women before the law and in social interaction. All Men and Women Are Created Equal investigates the use and function of this proverbial language in their personal relationship and their vast correspondence, the appearance of the proverbial rhetoric in their many speeches and essays, and their innovative...
Even a cursory glance at the letters, speeches, and essays of Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815 1902) and Susan B. Anthony (1820 1906) reveals that these t...
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688,35 zł |
Wisdom of Many: Essays on the Proverb
ISBN: 9780299143640 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Explores research on proverbs of many cultures. More than 20 essays written by scholars of such diverse disciplines as folklore, literature, psychology, linguistics and anthropology illustrate the significance of traditional proverbs and trace variations of proverbs over time.
Explores research on proverbs of many cultures. More than 20 essays written by scholars of such diverse disciplines as folklore, literature, psycholog...
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95,49 zł |
Proverbs: A Handbook
ISBN: 9780313326981 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Proverbs offer a concise record of folk wisdom and have appeared in oral tradition, literature, art, and popular culture for centuries. Written by the foremost authority on proverbs, this reference gives high school students, undergraduates, and general readers a concise yet comprehensive overview of proverbs in world culture. The volume begins with definitions and classifications of proverbs, followed by discussions of several notable examples. The book then examines approaches to the study of proverbs and the place of proverbs in literature, politics, popular songs, and everyday life. It... Proverbs offer a concise record of folk wisdom and have appeared in oral tradition, literature, art, and popular culture for centuries. Written by ... |
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449,03 zł |
Schneewittchen : Das Märchen in Literatur, Medien und Karikaturen
ISBN: 9783706910538 / Niemiecki Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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169,40 zł |