‘THOSE who live in a glasshouse should change clothes in dark’, goes the anti-proverb, parodying the last part of the famous saying that advises to refrain from throwing stones. Anti-proverb is a ...

PROVERBS not only are packed with wisdom, but they also reflect the culture, society and the people who use them. Studying proverbs may lead to analyses that have linguistic as well as cultural ...

College Literature publishes original and innovative scholarly research across the various periods, intellectual fields, and geographical locations of Anglophone and comparative literary studies. The ...

The Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research was one of the preeminent journals on the international Jewish studies scene. Publisher Information The Academy represents the oldest ...

Alfred the Great, the 9th Century King of Wessex, realised the importance of education and had many Latin works translated into Old English An Old English expert is sharing the wisdom of our ancestors ...

These quotes and excerpts from Russian classical literature are now an indispensable part of our daily speech. But they are not proverbs and apparently have an author. Behold our short guide to the ...

Alfred the Great, the 9th Century King of Wessex, realised the importance of education and had many Latin works translated into Old English Each day for the past few weeks Dr Eleanor Parker has ...