Women through Anti-proverbs by Anna T. Litovkina

Authors

  • Chunrong Wang Shanghai University of Political Science and Law

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/genl.39119

Keywords:

Gender, Proverbs, Anti-proverbs

Abstract

Women through Anti-proverbs by Anna T. Litovkina (2019) Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 211pp.

References

Esar, Evan (1968) 20,000 Quips and Quotes. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company.

Kerschen, Lois (1998) American Proverbs About Women. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Litovkina, Anna T. and Mieder, Wolfgang (2006) Old Proverbs Never Die, They Just Diversify: A Collection of Anti-Proverbs. Burlington, IN: University of Vermont.

Mieder, Wolfgang (editor-in-chief), Kingsbury, Stewart A. and Harder, Kelsie B.(eds) (1992) A Dictionary of American Proverbs. New York: Oxford University Press.

Mieder, Wolfgang and Litovkina, Anna Tóthné (1999) Twisted Wisdom: Modern Anti-Proverbs. Burlington, VT: University of Vermont.

Schipper, Mineke (2003) Never Marry a Woman with Big Feet: Women in Proverbs from Around the World. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

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Published

2019-11-21

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Reviews-online only

How to Cite

Wang, C. (2019). Women through Anti-proverbs by Anna T. Litovkina. Gender and Language, 13(4), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1558/genl.39119