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The notion of destiny in epic songs and ballads

Kámán, Erzsébet (2002) The notion of destiny in epic songs and ballads. Acta Ethnographica Hungarica, 47 (1-2). pp. 35-39. ISSN 1216-9803

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Abstract

The article analyses two Russian ballads in which the hero and plot are close to those of epic songs. Human destiny is a central notion of the ballads; its portrayal is compared to the way destiny is shown in rites and epic songs. The portrayal of time characteristic of the epic song (historic present) acquires new function in the ballad where circular time is replaced by the portrayal of linear, irreversible human fate.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation / földrajz, antropológia, kikapcsolódás > GT Manners and customs / néprajz, szokások, hagyományok
Depositing User: xBarbara xBodnár
Date Deposited: 25 Jul 2017 06:35
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2022 23:15
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/57206

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