A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial Phrases, Found in Literary Sources of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial Phrases, Found in Literary Sources of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Author: George B. Bryan

Publisher: Peter Lang

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 890

ISBN-13: 9780820479477

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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial Phrases Found in Literary Sources of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries is a unique collection of proverbial language found in literary contexts. It includes proverbial materials from a multitude of plays, (auto)biographies of well-known actors like Britain's Laurence Olivier, songs by William S. Gilbert or Lorenz Hart, and American crime stories by Leslie Charteris. Other authors represented in the dictionary are Horatio Alger, Margery Allingham, Samuel Beckett, Lewis Carroll, Raymond Chandler, Benjamin Disraeli, Edward Eggleston, Hamlin Garland, Graham Greene, Thomas C. Haliburton, Bret Harte, Aldous Huxley, Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, George Orwell, Eden Phillpotts, John B. Priestley, Carl Sandburg, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Jesse Stuart, Oscar Wilde, and more. Many lesser-known dramatists, songwriters, and novelists are included as well, making the contextualized texts to a considerable degree representative of the proverbial language of the past two centuries. While the collection contains a proverbial treasure trove for paremiographers and paremiologists alike, it also presents general readers interested in folkloric, linguistic, cultural, and historical phenomena with an accessible and enjoyable selection of proverbs and proverbial phrases.

The Path to Home
The Path to Home

Author: Edgar A. Guest

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-09-16

Total Pages: 103

ISBN-13:

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Path to Home" by Edgar A. Guest. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Music of the First World War
Music of the First World War

Author: Don Tyler

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2016-03-21

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13:

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This book discusses WWI-era music in a historical context, explaining music's importance at home and abroad during WWI as well as examining what music was being sung, played, and danced to during the years prior to America's involvement in the Great War. Why was music so important to soldiers abroad during World War I? What role did music—ranging from classical to theater music, rags, and early jazz—play on the American homefront? Music of the First World War explores the tremendous importance of music during the years of the Great War—when communication technologies were extremely limited and music often took the place of connecting directly with loved ones or reminiscing via recorded images. The book's chapters cover music's contribution to the war effort; the variety of war-related songs, popular hits, and top recording artists of the war years; the music of Broadway shows and other theater productions; and important composers and lyricists. The author also explores the development of the fledgling recording industry at this time.

THE WORLD'S BEST POETRY
THE WORLD'S BEST POETRY

Author: Lyman Abbott

Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand

Published: 2024-02-24

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13:

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"The World's Best Poetry, Volume III" by Lyman Abbott is part of a poetry anthology series edited by Abbott. These volumes aimed to compile and present a selection of what was considered the best poetry from various periods and cultures. Volume III likely covers a specific theme, period, or genre, depending on the focus established by Abbott in this particular edition. As a poetry anthology, "The World's Best Poetry" series would include works by various poets, offering readers a diverse collection of poetic expressions. Abbott, a Congregationalist minister and editor, often curated literary works that aligned with his values and interests.