Sicilian Proverbs Volume I

By Arthur V. Dieli

Sicilian Proverbs Volume I (Giuseppe Pitr? 1841-1916) is an English translation of Pitr?'s first of four volumes in the series Proverbi Siciliani / Sicilian Proverbs. They are part of a twenty-five volume collection of Sicilian folklore. Volume I of the series includes an abridged translation of his introduction followed by more than 3600 Sicilian proverbs organized into twenty-five chapters. Each proverb is displayed in its original Sicilian, followed immediately by its English translation. The chapters include: 1, Customs, Traditions; 2, Adulation, Praise, Flattery; 3, Affections, Passions, Desires, Tastes; 4, Agriculture, Rural Economy; 5, Happiness, Recreation.; 6, Ambition, Dominion, Court; 7, Friendship; 8, Love; 9, Animals; 10, Astuteness, Deceit; 11, Avarice; 12, Beauty, Ugliness, Bodily Features; 13, Charity, Help, Donation; 14, Benignity, Pardon; 15, Poverty, Necessity; 16, Good and Bad Reputation; 17, Good and Evil; 18, House, Neighborhood; 19, Good and Bad Company; 20, Contrasting Conditions and Fortunes; 21, Consolation in maladies; 22, Advice, Admonition, Example; 23, Satisfaction with your Situation; 24, Dealing, Commerce; and 25, Conscience, Rebuke of Faults.Proverbs are an authentic voice of the people, and in the Sicilian context some of these proverbs are centuries old and still part of the spoken language heard from day to day. In fact, many of the proverbs heard personally by Pitr? are identified with the place name in parentheses.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1727418891
• ISBN13: 9781727418897
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 398 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"