We Are All in the Same Boat Now
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
978-3-0343-5326-7 (ISBN)
The book is based on Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s speeches, press conferences, proclamations, and letters. The eleven chapters of the first part deal with his interest in language, his proverbial vision in his four inaugural addresses, his “four freedoms” phrase, his proverbial language for world peace, his reliance on quotations, his propensity to coin sententious remarks, his dependence on Bible proverbs, his use of folk proverbs, his employment of proverbial phrases, his reliance on animal metaphors, and his use of maritime phrases. The second part provides a comprehensive index of the many passages that include proverbial references. The study shows that Roosevelt was a great communicator, persuader, and at times manipulator. His effective use of proverbial language added much figurative expressiveness to his communications. The phrase “We ae all in the same boat now” serves as a fitting image for his worldview of dealing with the depression, the war, and the hope for peace.
Wolfgang Mieder is Professor Emeritus of German and Folklore at the University of Vermont, where he taught for fifty years. Among his many honors are honorary doctorates from the universities of Athens, Bucharest and Vermont. The author of over hundred books on folk narratives, he is recognized internationally for his expertise in proverb studies.
Preface — “True Wisdom and Sound Common Sense” — “The Only Thing We Have to Fear is Fear Itself” — “A World Founded upon Four Essential Human Freedoms” — “Dedicate this Nation to the Policy of the Good Neighbor” — “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” — From “Rendezvous with Destiny” to “Live in Infamy” — “Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men”— “You Can’t Eat Your Cake and Have It Too” — “Not Losing Sight of the Forest for the Trees” — “Don’t Change Horses While Crossing the Stream” — “We Are All in the Same Boat Now” — Bibliography — Index of Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
| Erscheinungsdatum | 29.10.2024 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Pieterlen |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Briefe / Präsentation / Rhetorik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 3-0343-5326-X / 303435326X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-0343-5326-7 / 9783034353267 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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