With more than one hundred-fifty books and three hundred published articles on proverb studies that have attracted wide attention of folklorists around the worl

Offers a comprehensive overview of story of the Pied Piper, exploring the origins of the story, the various forms of the legend, its influence on literary histo

In this book, first published in 1987, Wolfgang Mieder follows the intriguing trail of some of the best known pieces of folk literature, tracing them from their

Collects more than 1,400 English-language proverbs that arose in the 20th and 21st centuries, organized alphabetically by key words and including information on

Dictionary of Authentic American Proverbs offers a comprehensive reference guide for distinctly American proverbs. Compiled by Wolfgang Mieder, a key figure in