The imaginary of feminine beauty reflected in “The Proverbs of the Romanians...”, by Iuliu A. Zanne Cover Image

Imaginarul frumuseții feminine reflectat în Proverbele românilor…, de Iuliu A. Zanne
The imaginary of feminine beauty reflected in “The Proverbs of the Romanians...”, by Iuliu A. Zanne

Author(s): Denisa Gherman (Zaldea)
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Philology
Published by: Editura Alma Mater
Keywords: image of beauty; proverbs; cognitive and ethical dimension; stereotype; essence and appearance

Summary/Abstract: This work aims to reveal the image of feminine beauty in Romanian proverbs, following their cognitive, ethical aesthetic and ethnic dimensions noted by Dumitru Irimia. Female beauty has always been a controversial subject that requires a careful analysis between essence and appearance. Proverbs, as linguistic forms of oral communication, represent a frame of mind of the human collective in which feminine beauty is subject to critical and sometimes even strongly biased views. Due to the fact that proverbs have gained authority over time, this fact contributes even today to the perpetuation of linguistic stereotypes, which hide stereotypes of thought.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 49
  • Page Range: 107-114
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian
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