Сведочанство времена – афоризам
The Testimony of the Time – Aphorism
Author(s): Milina Ivanović-BarišićSubject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Етнографски институт САНУ
Keywords: aphorism; saying; satire; Serbia
Summary/Abstract: Short literary form known as aphorism in the beginning of its development relied on saying. Aphorism concisely expresses general experience, life philosophy, situation and position of a man in this world, socio-political and historical paradoxes etc. Although it is often taken as a criticism of society, it can also be understood as a testimony of time. This paper reveals one aspect of this phenomenon that was neglected by literary theory – aphorism as a form of expressing author’s attitude towards society and its reality.
Journal: Гласник Етнографског института САНУ
- Issue Year: LIX/2011
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 171-179
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Serbian