The function of narrative obituary verse in Northern Cape Breton, 1894-1902
[iv], 210 leaves : ill., map 29 cm. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 200-210). This thesis is based on five narrative obiturary poems, and tape recorded interviews with people from the Aspy Bay region of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The interviews are principally from 1985 to 1989. Th...
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ftstmarysunivca:oai:library2:01/22689 2023-05-15T15:46:33+02:00 The function of narrative obituary verse in Northern Cape Breton, 1894-1902 Caplan, Ronald, 1942- MacKinnon, Kenneth, 1933- Nova Scotia 1989 application/pdf http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/22689 en eng Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University GR113.5 N68 C36 1989 http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/22689 GR113.5 Obituaries -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island Folklore -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island Folk poetry Canadian -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island Folk songs -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island Text 1989 ftstmarysunivca 2022-05-13T05:44:31Z [iv], 210 leaves : ill., map 29 cm. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 200-210). This thesis is based on five narrative obiturary poems, and tape recorded interviews with people from the Aspy Bay region of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The interviews are principally from 1985 to 1989. The aim of this study is to question the current definition of narrative obituary verse and to demonstrate the variety of both approaches, uses and functions within the genre, that the current definition does not address. As a sub-text, this thesis makes a contribution toward an operative definition of the folk poet. Text Breton Island Saint Mary's University, Halifax: Institutional Repository Breton Island ENVELOPE(141.383,141.383,-66.800,-66.800) |
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[iv], 210 leaves : ill., map 29 cm. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 200-210). This thesis is based on five narrative obiturary poems, and tape recorded interviews with people from the Aspy Bay region of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The interviews are principally from 1985 to 1989. The aim of this study is to question the current definition of narrative obituary verse and to demonstrate the variety of both approaches, uses and functions within the genre, that the current definition does not address. As a sub-text, this thesis makes a contribution toward an operative definition of the folk poet. |
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