Ukrainian Epic and Historical Song

Folklore in Context

Natalie Kononenko (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

344 Seiten

2019
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-0263-8 (ISBN)

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Ukrainian epic, or dumy, were first recorded from blind mendicant minstrels in the nineteenth century, yet they reflect events dating back to as early as the 1300s. Ukrainian Epic and Historical Song provides new translations in contemporary English of these songs of family strife, war, and human dignity. It also explains the historical events celebrated in epic and other historical songs: fierce battles, rebellion against tyranny, the struggles of captivity, the joys of escape from slavery. Natalie Kononenko’s expert translation and analysis of Ukrainian epics provides a sweeping social history of folklore that is vital to Ukrainian identity. A translation of at least one variant of every known epic is included. Whereas earlier trends in folklore scholarship emphasized genre purity and compartmentalization, Kononenko critically examines the events about which songs were sung. Her emphasis on the lives of ordinary people rather than on leaders reshapes our understanding of how epics were composed and performed. Kononenko’s ground-breaking analysis also illuminates Ukrainian self-understanding and explains how songs preserve and perpetuate historical memory. Scholars interested in epic song, history, and general folklore will benefit from this work. Members of the Ukrainian diaspora will find new appreciation of Ukrainian folklore.

Natalie Kononenko is a professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of Alberta and holds the Kule Chair in Ukrainian Ethnography.

Acknowledgments
List of Geographical Names

Introduction

1. The Recording and Publication of Dumy

2. Kobzari and Lirnyky - The Singers of Dumy

3. Turko-Tatar Slavery

4. The Rise of the Kozaks - Battles on Land and on Sea

5. The Khmelnytskyi Period

6. Dumy about Everyday Life - Songs Reflecting the Post-Khmelnytskyi Period

Conclusion

Epilogue

Notes
Bibliography
List of Songs
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	01.08.2019
Zusatzinfo	11 b&w illustrations
Verlagsort	Toronto
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 235 mm
Gewicht	660 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Anthologien
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-4875-0263-X / 148750263X
ISBN-13	978-1-4875-0263-8 / 9781487502638
Zustand	Neuware