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The Proverbial Bernard Shaw An Index to Proverbs in the Works of George Bernard Shaw
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George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder
Book Code: GR9218
ISBN: 0-313-29218-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29218-7
304 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 1/30/1994
List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Bibliographies and Indexes in World Literature
Series Number: 41
Reviews:
  • This study will serve as an invaluable source for a wide variety of analytical and interpretive studies involving the vast pool of Shavian proverbial expression. Providing easy access to over 2,000 proverbial texts in Shaw's work, this index will be of great assistance to any scholar interested in Shaw or any linguist, folklorist, satirist, or literary critic who wishes to delve into the rich and complex world of proverbial expression.
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    ARBA 95
Description: Bernard Shaw was a prolific author of book reviews, novels, plays, criticism, essays, and correspondence. Throughout his voluminous writings, proverbs occur repeatedly. This book is a comprehensive index to proverbs in Shaw's writings. An introductory chapter discusses the importance of proverbs in Shaw's works and analyzes his use of them. The bulk of the volume is a key-word index to the proverbs, along with a list of editions of Shaw's writings that were consulted. Proverbs in the key-word index are arranged alphabetically according to the most significant word in the text. Each entry cites quotations from Shaw's works in which the proverb appears. Entries also identify the edition of Shaw's works consulted, and provide the page number on which the proverb appears. The entries then cite major proverb and quotation dictionaries which can be consulted for additional information. Appendices overview the frequency with which Shaw used various proverbial expressions and summarize their distribution in his writings.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • How to Use This Book
  • Bernard Shaw and the Proverb
  • Shaw Editions Consulted
  • Key-word Index to Bernard Shaw's Proverbs, Proverbial Expressions, and Proverbial Comparisons
  • Appendices
  • Frequency
  • Distribution
LC Card Number: 93-41215
LCC Class: PR5366
Dewey Class: 828
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