A Multilingual Dictionary Of Maxims And Proverbs

Product Description


This collection contains 300 Greek maxims and proverbs accompanied by their counterparts in eight European languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Dutch, and Russian. The introduction relates the history, the origin, and the importance of proverbs; it also includes a short chapter on the use of proverbs in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Modern Greek literature. This book is a useful companion both for translators and interpreters; a vade mecum not only for them, but also for every learner of the above mentioned European languages.


About the Author


Prof. Panos Karagiorgos studied English and Greek literature at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and at the Shakespeare Institute at Birmingham University, UK, where he received a PhD for his work on the Greek translations of Shakespeares works. His publications include An English-Greek Dictionary of Idiomatic Expressions; Shakespeare Studies; Confusing Words in English; Landmarks in English Literature; and Anglo-Hellenic Cultural Relations, among others, in addition to various translations from English and American literature. Professor Karagiorgos is a member of the National Association of Greek Writers, the Hellenic Corporation of Literature Translators, the Greek Byron Society, and a life member of the International Lawrence Durrell Society.