Abstract
This article focuses on the textual function of proverbs, proverbial phrases and sentences in the portuguese medieval collection of fables, the Livro de Exopo 15th century manuscript 3270* held by the Austrian National Library. Occurrences examined show that proverbs and sentences are used in the Livro de Exopo according to a specific reading plan with a particular concern with the moral purpose of the fables. The last section of the article provides a list of proverbs, sentences and proverbial phrases in the Livro de Exopo based on data previously collected by Leite de Vasconcelos in his 1906 work.
Original language | Spanish |
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Pages (from-to) | 87-100 |
Number of pages | 210 |
Journal | Lectura y signo |
Volume | 10 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- fable
- proverb
- sentence
- example
- brevitas