Hispanic Balladry Today

ISBN-13: 9780824040352 / Angielski / Twarda / 1989 / 342 str.

Ruth H. Webber;Ruth H. Webber

Opis

The ballad tradition that flourished in 15th to 17th century Spain and Portugal has continued to influence writers, but is now dying out. Folklorists contribute 10 essays surveying and assessing the present state of the genre in Iberia, in the New World, and among Sephardic Jews. Deals with the proc"

Spis treści

The Artisan Poetry of the Romancero, Survival of the Traditional Romancero : Field Work, Migratory Shepherds and Ballad Diffusion, In Defense of Romancero Geography, Hunting for Rare Romances in the Canary Islands, Collecting Portuguese Ballads, The Living Ballad in Brazil: Two Performances, The Traditional Romancero in Mexico: Panorama, The Judeo-Spanish Ballad Tradition, The Structure and Changing Functions of Oral Traditions

O autorze

Ruth H. Webber