{"product_id":"worth-a-thousand-words-wolfgang-mieder-9781496858283","title":"Worth a Thousand Words: Cultural, Literary, and Political Proverb Studies","description":"In 2014, Wolfgang Mieder published \u003ci\u003eBehold the Proverbs of a People: Proverbial Wisdom in Culture, Literature, and Politics \u003c\/i\u003ewith the University Press of Mississippi. The book created an informative entry into the world of proverb scholarship, illustrating that proverbs have always been and continue to be wisdom's international currency. Picking up where \u003ci\u003eBehold the Proverbs of a People\u003c\/i\u003e left off, this new book brings traditional proverbs into the modern era, analyzing proverbs under four headings: American proverbs, proverbs in politics, proverbs in literature, and proverbs in culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Within these sections, a wide array of proverbs and the topics they express are addressed and shown to still be relevant to the political and cultural landscape of today. \u003ci\u003eWorth a Thousand Words\u003c\/i\u003e discusses the global spread of American proverbs and the reliance of proverbs in politics and everyday life in America and internationally. It also examines proverbs in literature such as \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDestined to Witness\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as proverbs in fairy tales. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Proving the pen is mightier than the sword, Mieder's book demonstrates the ubiquity of proverbs. By recognizing and documenting the proverbial linguistic patterns of our culture, people, and systems, Mieder shows us how creative language serves as the guideposts for a free and idealistic world for ages past and ages to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wolfgang Mieder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 149685828X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496858283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Wolfgang Mieder","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46451256230143,"sku":"9781496858283","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7de81f7a-45dc-4c3c-bd39-cc97d71d3e34.jpg?v=1735876929","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/worth-a-thousand-words-wolfgang-mieder-9781496858283","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}