Proverb
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| Proverbs are often borrowed from similar languages and cultures, and sometimes come down to the present through more than one language. Both the Bible ([[Book of Proverbs]]) and medieval Latin have played a considerable role in distributing proverbs across Europe, although almost every culture has examples of its own. | Proverbs are often borrowed from similar languages and cultures, and sometimes come down to the present through more than one language. Both the Bible ([[Book of Proverbs]]) and medieval Latin have played a considerable role in distributing proverbs across Europe, although almost every culture has examples of its own. | ||
| ==Depicting proverbs== | ==Depicting proverbs== | ||
| - | Probably the most famous examples of depicting proverbs are the different versions of the paintings ''[[Netherlandish Proverbs]]'' by the father and son [[Pieter Bruegel the Elder]] and [[Pieter Brueghel the Younger]], the proverbial meanings of these paintings being the subject of a 2004 conference, which led to a published volume of studies (Mieder 2004a). Another famous painting depicting some proverbs and also idioms (leading to a series of additional paintings) is ''[[Proverbidioms]]'' by [[T. E. Breitenbach]]. Corey Barksdale has even produced a book of paintings with specific proverbs and pithy quotations. | + | Probably the most famous examples of depicting proverbs are the different versions of the paintings ''[[Netherlandish Proverbs]]'' by the father and son [[Pieter Bruegel the Elder]] and [[Pieter Brueghel the Younger]], the proverbial meanings of these paintings being the subject of a 2004 conference, which led to a published volume of studies (Mieder 2004a). |
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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A proverb (from the Latin proverbium) is a simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated, which expresses a truth, based on common sense or the practical experience of humanity. They are often metaphorical. A proverb that describes a basic rule of conduct may also be known as a maxim. If a proverb is distinguished by particularly good phrasing, it may be known as an aphorism.
Proverbs are often borrowed from similar languages and cultures, and sometimes come down to the present through more than one language. Both the Bible (Book of Proverbs) and medieval Latin have played a considerable role in distributing proverbs across Europe, although almost every culture has examples of its own.
Depicting proverbs
Probably the most famous examples of depicting proverbs are the different versions of the paintings Netherlandish Proverbs by the father and son Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Pieter Brueghel the Younger, the proverbial meanings of these paintings being the subject of a 2004 conference, which led to a published volume of studies (Mieder 2004a).
See also
