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The World of Proverb and Parable: With Illustrations from History, Biography, and the Anecdotal Table-Talk of All Ages. with an Introductory Essay on the Historic Unity of the Popular Proverb and Tale in All Ages

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The World of Proverb and Parable: With Illustrations From History, Biography, and the Anecdotal Table-Talk of All Ages. With an Introductory Essay On the Historic Unity of the Popular Proverb and Tale in All Ages - Hood, Edwin Paxton
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This expansive collection of proverbs and parables from around the world provides insight into the ways in which different cultures have used these forms of storytelling to transmit wisdom and cultural values. Edwin Paxton Hood's introductory essay offers a thought-provoking discussion of the universal themes that permeate these popular forms of expression. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public ...

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The World of Proverb and Parable: With Illustrations From History, Biography, and the Anecdotal Table-Talk of All Ages. With an Introductory Essay On the Historic Unity of the Popular Proverb and Tale in All Ages 2023, Legare Street Press

ISBN-13: 9781020281112

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The World of Proverb and Parable: With Illustrations From History, Biography, and the Anecdotal Table-Talk of All Ages. With an Introductory Essay On the Historic Unity of the Popular Proverb and Tale in All Ages 2023, Legare Street Press

ISBN-13: 9781021639943

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