All's Well that Ends Well - William Shakespeare (with notes & glossary)
Usually classified as a "problem comedy," All's Well that Ends Well is a psychologically disturbing presentation of an aggressive, designing woman and a reluctant husband wooed by trickery.
The name of the play expresses the proverb All's well that ends well, which means that problems do not matter so long as the outcome is good.
Usually classified as a "problem comedy," All's Well that Ends Well is a psychologically disturbing presentation of an aggressive, designing woman and a reluctant husband wooed by trickery.
The name of the play expresses the proverb All's well that ends well, which means that problems do not matter so long as the outcome is good.
Yoruba1 Proverbs is the most comprehensive collection to
date of more than five thousand Yoruban proverbs that showcase Yoruba
oral tradition. Following Oyekan Owomoyela’s introduction, which
provides a framework and description of Yoruba cultural beliefs, the
proverbs are arranged by theme into five sections: the good person; the
fortunate person (or the good life); relationships; human nature;
rights and responsibilities; and truisms. Each proverb is presented in
Yoruba with a literal English translation, followed by a brief
commentary explaining the meaning of the proverb within the oral
tradition.
This definitive source book on Yoruba
proverbs is the first to give such detailed, systematic classification
and analysis alongside a careful assessment of the risks and pitfalls
of submitting this genre to the canons of literary analysis.
1 The Yoruba (Yorùbá in Yoruba orthography) are a large ethno-linguistic group or ethnic nation in Africa; the majority of them speak the Yoruba language (èdèe Yorùbá; èdè = language). The Yoruba constitute approximately 21 percent of Nigeria's total population, and around 30 million individuals throughout the region of West Africa.
