/library/oar/handle/123456789/26281 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 02:46:29 GMT 2025-11-14T02:46:29Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/26809 Title: Four anonymous old Maltese poems Editors: Marshall, David R.; Vella Bonavita, Roger Abstract: In 1968, Captain John Bonavita, of Casal Attard, entrusted his family papers to the custody of the library of the University of Malta. The larger part of the collection comprises legal records and papers relating to the professional activities of various members of the Bonavita family, who were notaries, lawyers and judges, and spans the period from c.1600 to c. 1850. However, many papers of a nature other than legal came to light, and these include some manuscripts in Maltese, including the 4 Maltese poems which are published in this article. Although the poems were found among the Bonavita Papers, this fact is coincidental as none of the poems were composed by a member of the Bonavita family. Wed, 01 Jan 1975 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/26809 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/26808 Title: Popular witty retorts Abstract: J. Aquilina gives a list of verbal witty rigmaroles in Maltese with an English translation. Wed, 01 Jan 1975 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/26808 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/26807 Title: A comparative dictionary of Maltese proverbs by J. Aquilina ; Il- Folklore Malti by Guze Cassar-Pullicino [book reviews] Abstract: There are two reviews in this article. First review is by J. Cassar-Pullicino on the book 'A comparative dictionary of Maltese proverbs' written by J. Aquilina. Second review is by Guze Diacono on the book 'Il-Folklore Malti' written by Guze Cassar-Pullicino. Wed, 01 Jan 1975 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/26807 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/26806 Title: Comparative study of Maltese and Egyptian proverbs Abstract: This is a collection of Egyptian proverbs which the author knows personally as they are spoken in various parts of Egypt. A.Talaat is a native of the district of Sharqzyya, and it is from this area that he has drawn the larger number of Egyptian proverbs. This list is not a complete collection of Egyptian proverbs, but only of such as are found also in Maltese, sometimes literally and sometimes less so, but otherwise substantially equal in usage. For Maltese proverbs, the author has based himself on the "Comparative dictionary of Maltese proverbs", the largest collection so far, compiled by Professor J. Aquilina and published by the Royal University of Malta in 1972. The Maltese proverbs are given with their sections and numbers as they occur in this work. Professor Aquilina has included Arabic comparisons from various parts of the Arab world; whereas the author's Egyptian proverbs are intended as a supplement to the comparative section of his paremiological surveys. Wed, 01 Jan 1975 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/26806 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z