Ballad worlds : structure, meaning, and the fictional landscapes in classical and broadside ballads in oral tradition
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1995. Folklore Bibliography: leaves [312]-343. Taking as its source the notion of "the ballad world” as a recognizable generic construct, the study undertakes a comparative analysis of classical and broadside balladries by exploring the spati...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:theses2/265404 2023-05-15T17:23:31+02:00 Ballad worlds : structure, meaning, and the fictional landscapes in classical and broadside ballads in oral tradition Moreira, James, 1956- Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Folklore 1995 vi, 343 leaves : ill. Image/jpeg; Application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses2/id/265404 Eng eng Electronic Theses and Dissertations (92.46 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Moreira_JamesHenry2.pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses2/id/265404 The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission. Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries Ballads--History and criticism Broadsides--History and criticism Oral tradition Text Electronic thesis or dissertation 1995 ftmemorialunivdc 2015-08-06T19:17:32Z Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1995. Folklore Bibliography: leaves [312]-343. Taking as its source the notion of "the ballad world” as a recognizable generic construct, the study undertakes a comparative analysis of classical and broadside balladries by exploring the spatial structure of their respective fictional landscapes. It begins with a survey of the academic concept of genre, showing a transition from previous static applications to current usage that considers the dynamic interplay between expressive forms and their cultural environments. A generic distinction between classical and broadside ballads is validated on the grounds that their styles, whose differences are widely acknowledged, reveal orientations in different cultural milieux, one oral, the other literate. -- The study employs a radial model of spatial relationships, which enables the analysis of various strands of cultural and fictive space as both independent entities and interrelated wholes. Through regionally situated studies from Norway, Britain, and the eastern seaboard of Canada, the study suggests that the predominant metaphors of classical balladry are drawn from a cultural discourse about the relationship of humans to their natural environment, and reflect particularly a paradoxical nature that is both benevolent and destructive, while the spatial relations of broadsides reveal a far greater concern for the impact of social and bureaucratic structures on everyday life. Thesis Newfoundland studies University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) Canada Norway |
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1995. Folklore Bibliography: leaves [312]-343. Taking as its source the notion of "the ballad world” as a recognizable generic construct, the study undertakes a comparative analysis of classical and broadside balladries by exploring the spatial structure of their respective fictional landscapes. It begins with a survey of the academic concept of genre, showing a transition from previous static applications to current usage that considers the dynamic interplay between expressive forms and their cultural environments. A generic distinction between classical and broadside ballads is validated on the grounds that their styles, whose differences are widely acknowledged, reveal orientations in different cultural milieux, one oral, the other literate. -- The study employs a radial model of spatial relationships, which enables the analysis of various strands of cultural and fictive space as both independent entities and interrelated wholes. Through regionally situated studies from Norway, Britain, and the eastern seaboard of Canada, the study suggests that the predominant metaphors of classical balladry are drawn from a cultural discourse about the relationship of humans to their natural environment, and reflect particularly a paradoxical nature that is both benevolent and destructive, while the spatial relations of broadsides reveal a far greater concern for the impact of social and bureaucratic structures on everyday life. |
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