Risus abundat in ore stultorum is a proverb that draws on a commonplace of the classical literature and is based on the expression in ore stultorum, attested in Vulgata translation of the Bible, in passages that do not concern laugh. The proverb 'word is silver, silence is golden' draws on an expression found in the Bible, praising word as something wonderful: it uses this expression in order to state the traditional idea that silence is better than word. Vox populi vox Dei draws on a phrase attested in Isaiah, whose original meaning is quite different from the proverb quoted above. In these three exemples proverbs employ phrases in a sense different from the original one.
Sulla genesi di alcuni proverbi
TOSI, RENZO
2013
Abstract
Risus abundat in ore stultorum is a proverb that draws on a commonplace of the classical literature and is based on the expression in ore stultorum, attested in Vulgata translation of the Bible, in passages that do not concern laugh. The proverb 'word is silver, silence is golden' draws on an expression found in the Bible, praising word as something wonderful: it uses this expression in order to state the traditional idea that silence is better than word. Vox populi vox Dei draws on a phrase attested in Isaiah, whose original meaning is quite different from the proverb quoted above. In these three exemples proverbs employ phrases in a sense different from the original one.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.