THE FUNCTION OF PROVERBS IN OLD BULGARIAN LITERATURE Cover Image

ФУНКЦИЯ НА ПАРЕМИЯТА В СТАРОБЪЛГАРСКАТА КНИЖНИНА
THE FUNCTION OF PROVERBS IN OLD BULGARIAN LITERATURE

Author(s): Danko Georgiev
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Bulgarian Literature, Philology
Published by: Шуменски университет »Епископ Константин Преславски«
Keywords: Old Bulgarian literary; proverbs

Summary/Abstract: Old Bulgarian literary texts often use clichés that represent a generalized image of human wisdom; they express traditional values and attitudes and have a metaphorical nature, i.e. there is a great availability of different types of proverbs. The article uses specific examples to try to analyze the principles of functioning of the proverbs and the different ways they have entered into the literature.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 93-100
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Bulgarian