Proverbs as Vehicles of Truth in Contemporary English Fiction
The article addresses one of the key issues of the studies of proverbs which refers to the use of proverbs in literature. The article is an attempt to reveal the attitude of the author and the character towards the proverbial truth. The traditional wisdom contained in a proverb can be either accepte...
Main Author: | Grzegorz Szpila |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Yerevan State University
2007-10-01
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Series: | Armenian Folia Anglistika |
Online Access: | https://journals.ysu.am/index.php/arm-fol-angl/article/view/4782 |
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