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The Proverb in Goethe /

Pfeffer, Jay Alan

The Proverb in Goethe / Jay Alan Pfeffer. - 1 online resource - Columbia University Germanic Studies ; 18 .

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- I. Introduction -- II. Goethe and the Proverb -- III. The Index of Proverbs -- A(bend) -- B(acchus) -- C(apa) -- D(ach) -- E(cclesia) -- F(ächer) -- G(abe) -- H(aar) -- I(acere) -- J(a) -- K(aiser) -- L(achen) -- M(achen) -- N(achbar) -- O(bitus) -- Π(αιδεύω) -- Q(uacken) -- R(abe) -- S(aal) -- T(acere) -- U(Übel) -- V(anitas) -- W(achsen) -- Z(ahn) -- Appendix -- Bibliography

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Singles out the proverbs in Goethe to study them methodically and divide them in terms of their primary intent to establish the sayings prevalent in literary tradition and to determine their function as elements of literary style.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9780231940306 9780231896641

10.7312/pfef94030 doi


LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century .