The current paper intends to draw a kind of picture of numerous compelling viewpoints of the Kuwaiti community relying on folk tales. The research is in line with the theoretical and epistemological ...questions that are cornerstones of researching folk narratives.
Jonayd-nameh is one of the long folk tales that was written in imitation of Hamzeh-nameh and as a prolgue to Abu Moslem-nameh. There are only two copies of this work: one in Turkish and the other in ...Persian; The Persian manuscript of which belongs to the end of the Qajar rule, which was edited by Hossein Ismaili and published at the beginning of the book of Abu Moslim-nameh. Although Jonayd-nameh is one of the religious-love fiction of popular literature, the important and noteworthy point about it is that its structure and language are close to Shahnameh narrative scrolls. In such a way that among the group of long Persian folk tales such as Darab-nameh, Samak Ayyar, Eskandar-nameh, Hamzeh-nameh, Abu Moslem-nameh, etc., this story is the most similar to Shah-nameh scrolls. In this article, using the descriptive-analytical method, the author has tried to analyze the influence of Jonayd-nameh from the Shahnameh scrolls ,from the perspective of language structure (with emphasis on formal sentences), story motifs, story models, establishing a kinship relationship for the characters of the story, and modeling of The stories of the Shahnameh and create new stories (in the manner of scrolls) .
This book offers significant insights into contemporary Lithuanian folklore research. In a balanced way reflecting upon past and present, tradition and modernity, individual and collective, the eight ...separate essays comprising the book present a condensed view of the popular Lithuanian culture and mentality.
This development research aims to produce a product in the form of a picture story using augmented reality technology based on Bengkulu folklore with a focus on the Buayo Kuning folklore. It is hoped ...that the presence of folk tales transformed into regional language illustrated story discourse will attract young speakers to read and enjoy their local wisdom. The presence of augmented reality technology in picture books will provide an interactive, sophisticated and modern appearance in accordance with the interests of young speakers, namely students in regional literature courses. The method applied in this development research is R&D. Data collection on Bengkulu ethnic children's literature was carried out by interviewing, recording and noting relevant informants following standard principles of folklore collection. Apart from that, there is a product feasibility test by material experts, media experts, and user responses. The result of the validation implementation is the total average value obtained from the combined validation of material experts, media and users, namely 4.00. Based on the average score obtained, it can be concluded that the product that the researcher developed is suitable for use as an alternative learning media in increasing regional literary literacy for students based on their local wisdom.
Cette contribution se propose de mettre en lumière trois ouvrages de littérature enfantine écrits par Sarah Kirsch (1935-2013) au début de sa carrière poétique. Il s’agira d’une part de valoriser ces ...productions souvent jugées annexes, et d’autre part de révéler les techniques littéraires spécifiques de Sarah Kirsch, déjà à l’œuvre dans ces ouvrages précoces. On s’attachera d’abord à un exemple de littérature enfantine commandée par les instances littéraires de RDA (Zwischen Herbst und Winter) et très fortement influencée par les directives du réalisme socialiste, pour étudier ensuite une récriture à résonnance scientifique des Aventures d’Alice aux Pays des Merveilles de Carroll (Caroline im Wassertropfen). La dernière partie de cette contribution soulignera les techniques de simplification et de trivialisation du matériau littéraire populaire dont Sarah Kirsch fait largement usage, tant dans ses productions pour enfants que dans son œuvre poétique.
Dieser Beitrag beleuchtet drei kinderliterarische Werke, welche die Dichterin Sarah Kirsch (1935-2013) zu Beginn ihrer poetischen Karriere verfasste. Es handelt sich darum, diese oft als nebensächlich eingestuften Produktionen aufzuwerten und die spezifischen literarischen Techniken von Sarah Kirsch aufzuzeigen, die bereits in diesen frühen Werken zum Einsatz kommen. Zunächst wird ein Werk (Zwischen Herbst und Winter) untersucht, das wahrscheinlich von den literarischen Instanzen der DDR in Auftrag gegeben und deswegen stark von den Richtlinien des sozialistischen Realismus beeinflusst wurde. Daraufhin beschäftigen wir uns mit einer wissenschaftlichen Nacherzählung von Carrolls Alice im Wunderland (Caroline im Wassertropfen). Der letzte Teil dieses Beitrags wird die Techniken der Vereinfachung und Trivialisierung des populären literarischen Materials hervorheben, von denen Sarah Kirsch sowohl in ihren Produktionen für Kinder als auch in ihrem poetischen Werk ausgiebig Gebrauch macht.
Sarah Kirschs Activities as an Author of Children’s LiteratureThis contribution will highlight three works of children’s literature written by Sarah Kirsch (1935-2013) at the beginning of her poetic career. On the one hand, the aim is to point out these productions, which are often considered to be of secondary importance, and on the other hand to reveal the specific literary techniques of Sarah Kirsch, which are already at work in these early pieces. First, an example of children’s literature commissioned by the GDR literary authorities (Zwischen Herbst und Winter) and strongly influenced by the guidelines of socialist realism will be examined, followed by a scientifically resonant rewriting of Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Caroline im Wassertropfen). The final part of this contribution will identify the techniques of simplification and trivialisation of popular literary material that Sarah Kirsch makes extensive use of, both in her productions for children and in her poetic work.
The Bird Boy's Song is a retelling of the common Malawian folk story. The Orphan and the Slave. The story recounts a slave's usurpation of his master's place, which he enjoys for a short time, until ...he is unmasked. The author used modern storytelling techniques to dramatise this popular trickster tale.
The reflection about research on Slavic folklore must be accompanied by a careful reminder that in the 19th century many people showed general interest in it and carried out field studies: these were ...amateurs, travellers, journalists and professional gatherers, i.e. ethnologists, and in the 20th century – folklorists (who continued the earlier work following accepted scientific curricula). The close linguistic affinity of the Slavs, similarity of political situations and social structures of folklore depositaries throughout history facilitated and developed comparative research on various folklore genres (tales, songs, legends, proverbs, comic stories). In the 19th century, Slovak songs were distinguished by Oskar Kolberg. Conversely, a concrete example of pioneering academic achievements in folk tale studies in Slovakia includes the tales collected by Pavol Dobšinský and Samuel Czambel, and later (in the first half of the 20th century) by Frank Wollman and his followers; and after World War II – by Viera Gašpariková. Many integrative, interethnic and comparative research initiatives have been directly linked to the tales and resulted in printing valuable collections of texts edited by folklorists from Poland and Slovakia e.g. Śpiewająca lipka. Bajki Słowian Zachodnich (The Singing Linden Tree. The Tales of the West Slavs), Zbójnicki dar. Polskie i słowackie opowiadania tatrzańskie (The Robber’s Gift. Polish and Slovak Stories about the Tatras), Słoneczny koń. Bajki słowackie (The Sunny Horse. Slovak Tales), Skarb w garncu. Humor ludowy Słowian Zachodnich (The Treasure in the Pot. Folk Humour of the West Slavs), Bajki słowackie (Slovak Tales by P. Dobšinský). According to the author of the article, Polish and Slovak work in the field of tales stands out among the research on folklore genealogy of the Slavs. Therefore, she focuses on the anthologies that promote and popularize Slovak tales in Poland.
This article contains the basic structural features of a same-named Ph.D. research thesis. The main tasks of the research are to identify three focal fields with mythological elements, whether they ...are phenomena, objects, people, or creatures that some believe and others doubt exist. These focal fields are found in various collections of folk stories, and contemporary literary texts as well as in interviews with storytellers. However, the focus of this article is primarily on the introductory story and on providing the background of the general idea. The goal is to acquaint the readers with the background that explains the origin of the mentioned stories among the people. It talks about death, man’s natural fear of it, and the world of the paranormal, religious, and mythological, which combined create inexplicable phenomena that contradict the rational reasoning of man. One of the hypotheses of the research itself is to understand why this phenomenon is still present in the human community and what benefits it brings. Furthermore, the methodology used in the research includes a comparison and contrast of information between folk stories and contemporary literary works. In addition, the most important research method used is the interview technique with the aforementioned storytellers with strategically selected persons who are assumed to possess quality information.
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