Paroimia. Brusantino, Florio, Sarnelli, and Italian Proverbs From the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, Paperback

The analysis of the three authors' proverbs through comparisons with classical, medieval, and early modern collections of maxims and sententiae provides insights on the fluidity of such expressions, and illustrates the tight relationship between proverbs and sociocultural factors.

• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Author(s): Daniela D'Eugenio
• Illustration(s): 6 illustrations
• Number of pages: 572
• Collection: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures
• Publication date: 2021
• Dimensions: 151 x 229 x 33
• Cover type: Paperback / softback