On the Non-Universality of Proverbial Wisdom and Study (A Roundtable)

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Early Proverb Society (EPS)

Organizer Name

Susan E. Deskis

Organizer Affiliation

Northern Illinois Univ.

Presider Name

Susan E. Deskis

Paper Title 1

Proverbs in the One Thousand and One Nights

Presenter 1 Name

Sally Abed

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Alexandria Univ.

Paper Title 2

The Weight of the King's Anger: A Traditional Proverb in Egils saga

Presenter 2 Name

Thomas D. Hill

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Cornell Univ.

Paper Title 3

Proverbless Chaucerians (No Names Will Be Named)

Presenter 3 Name

Betsy Bowden

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Rutgers Univ.-Camden

Paper Title 4

General, Not Abstract: Medieval Proverbs, Medieval Algebra

Presenter 4 Name

Valerie Allen

Presenter 4 Affiliation

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY

Paper Title 5

Changing Climes, Changing Times: Is Nature a Universal Basis for Proverbial Metaphor?

Presenter 5 Name

Robyn Byrd

Presenter 5 Affiliation

Northern Illinois Univ.

Start Date

10-5-2019 10:00 AM

Session Location

Sangren 1750

Description

How proverbs are limited in English, Icelandic, and Arabic literature and culture. Includes discussion of epistemology and algebra.

Susan E. Deskis