Alliterative Proverbs in Medieval England: Language Choice and Literary Meaning

Author/Contributor(s):	Deskis, Susan E
Publisher:	Ohio State University Press
Date:	10/30/2016
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Through a sustained analysis of alliterative proverbs, this volume offers both an ambitious sociolinguistic study and an innovative literary historical survey of the alliterative proverb and its long history in medieval England.