«Call a Spade a Spade»: From Classical Phrase to Racial Slur: A Case Study

(Book #2 in the International Folkloristics Series)

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This book is an attempt to trace the origin, history, dissemination, and meaning of the well-known proverbial expression ?to call a spade a spade.? The first four chapters discuss the previous... This description may be from another edition of this product.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0820461768

ISBN13:9780820461762

Release Date:July 2002

Publisher:Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi

Length:251 Pages

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History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Social Science Social Sciences

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«Call a Spade a Spade»: From Classical Phrase to Racial Slur: A Case Study

(Book #2 in the International Folkloristics Series)

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