Tag: Wolfgang Mieder

  • “Yes We Can” Barack Obama’s Proverbial Rhetoric Peter Lang Publishing 2009 352 pages Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4331-0668-2 Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4331-0667 Wolfgang Mieder, Professor of German and Folklore University of Vermont As President Barack Obama outlined his promise for change during the presidential campaign, he made effective use of proverbs and proverbial phrases, and invented many quotable…