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The Proverbial
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Pages: 326
Authors: Kevin J. McKenna
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
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With more than one hundred-fifty books and three hundred published articles on proverb studies that have attracted wide attention of folklorists around the worl
The Pied Piper
Language: en
Pages: 216
Authors: Wolfgang Mieder
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: Greenwood

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Offers a comprehensive overview of story of the Pied Piper, exploring the origins of the story, the various forms of the legend, its influence on literary histo
Tradition and Innovation in Folk Literature
Language: en
Pages: 309
Authors: Wolfgang Mieder
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-08-11 - Publisher: Routledge

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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
The Politics of Proverbs
Language: en
Pages: 278
Authors: Wolfgang Mieder
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press

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Demonstrates how proverbs and to a lesser extent proverbial expressions, have played a significant role in political life during the 20th century. Takes as majo
A Cultural History of Education in the Medieval Age
Language: en
Pages: 273
Authors: Jo Ann Moran Cruz
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-04-20 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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A Cultural History of Education in the Medieval Age presents essays that examine the following key themes of the period: church, religion and morality; knowledg