JYVÄSKYLÄ STUDIES IN HUMANITIES 139 Sari Kuuva Symbol, Munch and Creativity Metabolism of Visual Symbols JYVÄSKYLÄ STUDIES IN HUMANITIES 139 Sari Kuuva Symbol, Munch and Creativity Metabolism of Visual Symbols Esitetään Jyväskylän yliopiston humanistisen tiedekunnan suostumuksella julkisesti tarkastettavaksi yliopiston Juomatehtaalla, salissa JT120 toukokuun 3. päivänä 2010 kello 12. Academic dissertation to be publicly discussed, by permission of the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Jyväskylä, in building Juomatehdas, hall JT120, on May 3, 2010 at 12 o'clock noon. UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ JYVÄSKYLÄ 2010 Symbol, Munch and Creativity Metabolism of Visual Symbols JYVÄSKYLÄ STUDIES IN HUMANITIES 139 Sari Kuuva Symbol, Munch and Creativity Metabolism of Visual Symbols UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ JYVÄSKYLÄ 2010 Editor Annika Waenerberg Department of Arts and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä Pekka Olsbo Publishing Unit, University Library of Jyväskylä Jyväskylä Studies in Humanities Editorial Board Editor in Chief Heikki Hanka, Department of Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä Petri Karonen, Department of History and Ethnology, University of Jyväskylä Matti Rahkonen, Department of Languages, University of Jyväskylä Petri Toiviainen, Department of Music, University of Jyväskylä Tarja Nikula, Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä Raimo Salokangas, Department of Communication, University of Jyväskylä Cover pictures by Edvard Munch URN:ISBN:978-951-39-3865-9 ISBN 978-951-39-3865-9 (PDF) ISBN 978-951-39-3847-5 (nid.) ISSN 1459-4331 Copyright © 2010 , by University of Jyväskylä Jyväskylä University Printing House, Jyväskylä 2010 !"#$"" %&"(&!)"#%&"(&*+/+*6:;< =%&"(&">" ?@/GQ6FG31X/6Z ?[@978-951-39-3865-9 (PDF), 6\QF6Q/F6FQG\FQ(nid.