ePub The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs (Facts on File Library of Language and Literature) download

by Rosalind Fergusson,Martin H. Manser

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Rosalind Fergusson,Martin H. Manser

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978-0816046072

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0816046077

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English

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Facts on File (September 1, 2002)

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Reference

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Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

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The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins (Facts on File Writer's Library) by Robert Hendrickson .

If you are going to quote Anna Karenina, you should quote the original Russian as well as the translation. And it could use more recent uses in popular culture. For instance I can not look at the saying "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" without thinking of Jack Nicholson's' performance in "The Shining". But that is not mentioned in the book.

Publisher: Facts on File, 2002 . His previous books include The Facts On File Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases and The Quotable Bible for Facts On File/Checkmark Books. There is no attempt to be culturally inclusive. Each entry is arranged alphabetically on a two-column page. The boldface proverb precedes a concisely written definition and factually documented origin of the saying.

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Includes bibliographical references (page 440) and indexes. Absence is the mother of disillusion - to - you win some, you lose some - Index by key word.

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Publisher:Facts On File, Incorporated. Proverbs are listed alphabetically, and each entry includes an explanation, an example from literature, origin, variants, cross references when appropriate, and a list of sayings with similar or opposite meanings

Publisher:Facts On File, Incorporated. 14 lbs. Dimensions:8. You Might Also Enjoy. Proverbs are listed alphabetically, and each entry includes an explanation, an example from literature, origin, variants, cross references when appropriate, and a list of sayings with similar or opposite meanings.

The Facts on File Diction. has been added to your Cart. ISBN-13: 978-0816066742. On the other hand, Oxford treats the allusions more comprehensively and it's more fun to read. I have both, and together they're perfect. 8 people found this helpful.

Traces the meaning and origins of more than 1,500 commonly known proverbs, presenting an alphabetized listing that includes recording dates, variant forms, and usage examples.

Levion

Each saying has an explanation and an example of the saying in use, frequently from a literary source. They also have general time and place of origin, variants, cross references, and sayings with the opposite meaning.

I was hoping the quotes would be of the oldest source of the saying. For instance the saying "the best-laid schemes of mice and men gang aft a-gley" comes from the poem "To a Mouse: On Turning up in Her Nest with the Plough, November, 1785" by Robert Burns. I would rather they had quoted the poem than just made up a sentence.

"But Mousie, thou art no thy-lane,
In proving foresight may be vain:
The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men
Gang aft agley,
An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain,
For promis’d joy! "

I think it really adds meaning to the saying to understand that the poet was talking to a mouse whose home had been destroyed by a plow. But the book looses that meaning by not quoting the source and not mentioning the subtitle of the poem.

Also if the oldest source is in another language they should have it in the original. If you are going to quote Anna Karenina, you should quote the original Russian as well as the translation.

And it could use more recent uses in popular culture. For instance I can not look at the saying "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" without thinking of Jack Nicholson's' performance in "The Shining". But that is not mentioned in the book.

The theme and keyword indexes at the back are helpful. And there are occasional small boxes of sayings grouped by ethnicity.

Gir

This baby is NICE, and apparently almost NEW from some library & barely-to-never used! A regular-sized thick & heavy hardback took. Promptly shipped & received.

The proverbs from different cultures & nations are listed in separate spots, all together per the Table of Contents. By category, I copied all mine into a spreadsheet on computer, with book page number referenced. Not a bad way to readily access, if you're a writer or often need these.

Brannylv

A proverb is a short saying used to illustrate a general truth, and this handy guide is quite useful and very entertaining. Proverbs are listed alphabetically, and each entry includes an explanation, an example from literature, origin, variants, cross references when appropriate, and a list of sayings with similar or opposite meanings.
For example, the entry "neither a borrower nor a lender be" reads:
It is advisable never to borrow or lend anything, specifically money: " 'Neither a borrower nor a lender be' is a lesson I learned too late, after losing $200 and the friend who borrowed it." The proverb comes from Shakespeare's play Hamlet (1:3; 1600-01) and is part of Polonius's advice to his son Laertes.
The book concludes with indexes by keyword and by theme as well as a bibliography. The print is clean and I was able to find all of the proverbs in which I was interested. My only complaint is that the year of origin is given, but not the source.

Kegal

Outstanding reference – delighted to have (& received in excellent condition), thank you!

Glei

THIS BOOK IS GREAT

Tuliancel

This was a gift for my brother who is both silly and serious. He loved the book.

Boyn

This is an excellent source book for people interested in proverbs. It tells, among other things, the meaning of the proverb, when it was first used, significant places where it is found, related and variant proverbs, proverbs expressing the same meaning and those that say the opposite. The book is very easy to use, as a dictionary is used. Examples are "history repeats itself," "know thyself," "life is no bed of roses," "mind your own business," "it never rains but it pours," "money isn't everything," "murder will out," "music hath charms to soothe the savage beast."

Providing the original context for proverbs that pervade the English language, this authoritative collection systematically educates while it entertains. What more do you want from an academic reference work on proverbs?

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