Death and worldview in a ballad culture : the evidence of Newfoundland
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1992. Folklore Bibliography: leaves 372-391 This study investigates death as an expression of worldview in Newfoundland tradition, and with particular attention given to its classical ballads. From the correlation of their people's life style...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:theses3/155961 2023-05-15T17:23:32+02:00 Death and worldview in a ballad culture : the evidence of Newfoundland Peere, Isabelle Marie,1956- Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Folklore. Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador 1992 391 leaves Image/jpeg; Application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/155961 eng eng Electronic Theses and Dissertations (56.17 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Peere_IsabelleMarie.pdf 76138641 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/155961 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 Death--Social aspects--Newfoundland and Labrador Ballads English--Newfoundland and Labrador Bereavement--Social aspects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Electronic thesis or dissertation 1992 ftmemorialunivdc 2015-08-06T19:20:24Z Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1992. Folklore Bibliography: leaves 372-391 This study investigates death as an expression of worldview in Newfoundland tradition, and with particular attention given to its classical ballads. From the correlation of their people's life style and moral orientations (the pragmatic context), the views and values carried across genres (the symbolic context) and those expressed within the ballads (their poetic context), one claims to find articulated a coherent worldview upholding positive behaviour—in the face of death as in life. While this attitude is found expressed in traditional societies as well as in classical balladry, it pervades past and modern local tradition, and seems particularly appropriate to Newfoundland's maritime culture. The striking prominence of revenant types in the classical ballad repertoire and the exceptional courage of the heroine of the most popular "Sweet William's Ghost" (Ch 77) confirm local concern with bereavement and its successful resolution. This evidence for Newfoundland yields the proposition that, while the meanings carried in a cultural ballad corpus are essentially generic, they are actualized in dynamic relation with specific cultural contexts and worldviews. Thesis Newfoundland studies University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) Canada Newfoundland |
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1992. Folklore Bibliography: leaves 372-391 This study investigates death as an expression of worldview in Newfoundland tradition, and with particular attention given to its classical ballads. From the correlation of their people's life style and moral orientations (the pragmatic context), the views and values carried across genres (the symbolic context) and those expressed within the ballads (their poetic context), one claims to find articulated a coherent worldview upholding positive behaviour—in the face of death as in life. While this attitude is found expressed in traditional societies as well as in classical balladry, it pervades past and modern local tradition, and seems particularly appropriate to Newfoundland's maritime culture. The striking prominence of revenant types in the classical ballad repertoire and the exceptional courage of the heroine of the most popular "Sweet William's Ghost" (Ch 77) confirm local concern with bereavement and its successful resolution. This evidence for Newfoundland yields the proposition that, while the meanings carried in a cultural ballad corpus are essentially generic, they are actualized in dynamic relation with specific cultural contexts and worldviews. |
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Death and worldview in a ballad culture : the evidence of Newfoundland |
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