Publication

2000 - P. Lang, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

52,250 words, Guess

Page Count

209 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL49396M
  • ISBN-100820449555
  • OCLC Control Number42719900
  • Library of Congress Control Number99052371
  • Goodreads3269315

Classifications

  • DDC973.7/092
  • LCCE457.99 .M63 2000

Description

"Abraham Lincoln's political and moral stature as a major public figure of the nineteenth century is indisputable and well attested to in his published works. His use of proverbial language added rhetorical prowess to his speeches, letters, proclamations, and memoranda. Both his oral and written communications are replete with metaphorical and colloquial language in the form of proverbs, proverbial expressions, proverbial comparisons, wellerisms, twin formulas, and triads. His effective employment of Biblical and folk proverbs, as well as proverbial phrases, makes him a masterful orator and writer."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Topics

IndexesProverbsAmerican ProverbsLincoln, abraham, 1809-1865Proverbs, American -- Indexes.Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Indexes.

Genres

  • Indexes.

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