Description: The preeminent scholar of proverbs addresses the immense cultural impact of proverbs worldwide
Brief description: Wolfgang Mieder is university distinguished professor emeritus of German and folklore at University of Vermont. He has published well over one hundred books, including Behold the Proverbs of a People: Proverbial Wisdom in Culture, Literature, and Politics, published by University Press of Mississippi, and is the leading expert on proverbs in the world. He is the founding editor of Proverbium: Yearbook of International Proverb Scholarship.
Review Quotes: Wolfgang Mieder is the world's foremost authority on proverbs, and his new essay collection, Behold the Proverbs of a People, exemplifies the breadth, depth, and humanity of his scholarship.--Charles Clay Doyle, author of The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs