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Worth a thousand words : cultural, literary, and political proverb studies /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mieder, Wolfgang (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2025.
Series:	Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:	Proverbs > History and criticism. Proverbs > Political aspects. Proverbs in literature. Proverbs, American. Proverbs, American > History and criticism. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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