GREGUERIAS, SPECIAL LITERARY GENRE: METAPHOR + SENSE OF HUMOR
Abstract
The article discusses some elements of the work of the Spanish writer Ramon Gomez de la Serna, who introduced to the world literature genre of so-called Greger (from the Spanish ‘greguería’) – the shortest statements combining metaphor with the humor. The genre is analyzed from morphological, syntactic, and functional point of view, as well as its poetic signs. The conclusion is that in our times, when the stereotypes rule the world, an unusual look at the reality is of particular importance for creativity. Many examples are cited.
About the Author
E. V. Astakhova
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Astakhova Elena V. – PhD in History, Associated Professor of the Department of Spanish
76, Prospect Vernadskogo, Moscow, 119454
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Astakhova E.V. GREGUERIAS, SPECIAL LITERARY GENRE: METAPHOR + SENSE OF HUMOR. Linguistics & Polyglot Studies. 2017;(9):73-79. (In Russ.)
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