The testimony of the time

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Ivanović-Barišić, M. (2011). The testimony of the time: Aphorism, 59(2), 171-188. Retrieved from http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?ID=0350-08611102173I
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Title

The testimony of the time

Subtitle

Aphorism

Author

Milina, Ivanović-Barišić

Journal

Glasnik Etnografskog instituta SANU

Volume
Issue

2

Start page

171

End page

188

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DOI
URL

http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?ID=0350-08611102173I

Date

2011-2020/03/08/17:53:34

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.

Keywords

Serbia, aphorism, satire, saying