The Penguin Dictionary of Proverbs

The Penguin Dictionary of Proverbs

Author: Rosalind Fergusson

Publisher: Penguin Group

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13:

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This dictionary contains approximately 6000 proverbs, drawn from a variety of cultures and languages, arranged under such thematic headings such as absence, beauty, caution, knowledge, love and weather. Some proverbs will be listed under more than one heading.


The Penguin Dictionary of Proverbs

The Penguin Dictionary of Proverbs

Author: Rosalind Fergusson

Publisher: Penguin Mass Market

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13:

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Compiles approximately 6,000 different proverbs organized by thematic headings such as beauty, love, or weather.


The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs

Author: J. A. Simpson

Publisher: Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13:

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The dictionary gives explanations of the meanings and use of proverbs whenever these are obscure. By means of numerous illustrative quotations it also provides a documentary history of each proverb from its first recorded use in written English, and supplies details of earlier related forms in other languages.


Dictionary of Proverbs and Their Origins

Dictionary of Proverbs and Their Origins

Author: Linda Flavell

Publisher: Kyle Cathie Limited

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781856265638

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This dictionary traces the origins and histories of over 400 proverbs, detailing the changes of meaning and usage that have occurred throughout each proverb's life and offering literary examples dating back over 2000 years.