Wandel visueller Darstellungsformen in den dänischen Sprichwörtersammlungen aus dem Zeitraum 1944-2023
Changes in visual forms of representation in the Danish proverb collections from the period 1944-2023

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the use of illustrations in 34 Danish proverb collections from the period 1944-2022. The aim of the analysis is to determine the conventions and illustration strategies from a diachronic perspective. The specific aim is to examine the type of illustrations, their distribution in the macro- and microstructure of the collections, the existing text-image relationships between the illustrations and the proverbs. The results of the study confirm the thesis contained in the title of the article. In the area of formal-syntactic criteria, a tendency towards spatial integration of the two codes and spatial dominance of the illustrations was observed. The study confirms the development of illustrations in terms of their complexity. The evolution took place from the depiction of individual objects or simple situations to image sequences and collages. The study has demonstrated the change in the text-image relationship: From a loose connection of the illustrations with the content of the chapters to direct reference to the semantics of the individual proverbs and their interpretation. Furthermore, the increasing entertainment function of illustrations is noticeable, which clearly draw on the aesthetics of pop culture (picture jokes, comics, collages).

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