"Die grossen Fische fressen die kleinen"
Subtitle: ein Sprichwort über die menschliche Natur in Literatur, Medien und Karikaturen
By: Wolfgang Mieder
Series: Kulturelle Motivstudien -- Bd. 3
Publisher: Edition Praesens
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Wien
Language: ger
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: German Proverbs; History and criticism; Proverbs in art; Proverbs in literature; Fishes in art; Fishes; Folklore; Competition; Fishes in media
Other titles: Grossen Fische fressen die kleinen :
Description: History of the phrase "Big fish eat the small fish" from its appearance in Latin-language texts as metaphor for competition, through its portrayal in sculpture and painting (notably that of Bosch and Brueghel), and its use in the works of poetry and literature, to the "fish" theme in modern social criticism, caricature, and advertising.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Geschichte und Bedeutung des Sprichwortes; title: Das Sprichtwort in der Kunst; title: "Fische" Gedichte; title: Texte aud der Prosaliteratur; title: "Fische" Aphorismen; title: Das Sprichwort in den Medien; title: Sozialpolitische "Fische" Karikaturen; title: "Fische" Karikaturen als Allzumenschliches; title: Belege aus der Werbung.