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Towards a taxonomy for Basque oral poetry Bertsolaritza

Document: English. Online Library collection
Author(s)
Paya, Xabi
Title
Towards a taxonomy for Basque oral poetry Bertsolaritza / by Xabier Fidel Paya Ruiz
Publication
Birmingham: Department of Modern Languages College of Arts and Law University of Birmingham, 2012-10
Subjects
Bertsolaritza
Content
Testu osoa
Physical description
88 or.
Type of material
Document
Eduki mota
Bachelor's Degree
Notes
Birmingham-eko Unibertsitateko gradu amaierako lana
Azalean: A thesis submitted to the University of Birmingham for the degree of MPhil (B) Modern European Studies
Bibliografia: 68-70 or.
Eranskinak: 71-87 or.
The aim of this dissertation is to make a contribution to the analysis of Basque oral poetry by proposing a taxonomy for the study of contemporary performances. It uses the main approaches and views that have shaped the interdisciplinary field of oral traditions since the beginning of the 20th century. The theoretical framework in which the taxonomy is housed is based on a collection of academic works, some of them created for the analysis of oral poetry in general, some of them specialised in the study of Bertsolaritza. The dissertation defines the communication unit of the taxonomy, it describes its main facets or dimensions, and it also offers a detailed explanation of all the taxa of the classification. A last section remarks on the values and functions of a highly structured taxonomy within the present context of the study of Bertsolaritza, probably one of the oldest and most relevant oral traditions in Western Europe
Introduction ...5
1. The art of Bertsolaritza: oral sung improvisation in the Basque Country ...9
1.1. The study of Bertsolaritza ...12
2. The taxonomy: structure, framework and classification ...17
2.1. The structure of the taxonomy ...18
2.1.1. A polyhedral approach: the faceted analysis ...18
2.2. The theoretical framework of the taxonomy ...19
2.2.1. Theoretical framework ...20
2.2.2. The communication unit ...24
2.2.3. The main axes of the taxonomy ...25
2.2.4. Description of the taxa ...29
2.2.4.1. Identification ...29
2.2.4.2. Content ...31
2.2.4.2.1. Theme ...31
2.2.4.2.2. Melody ...35
2.2.4.2.3. Non-verbal communication ...38
2.2.4.2.4. Figures of speech ...42
2.2.4.3. Context ...52
2.2.4.3.1. Background ...52
2.2.4.3.2. Participants ...53
2.2.4.3.3. Proxemics ...56
2.2.4.4. Structure ...56
2.2.4.4.1. Prosody ...56
2.2.4.4.2. Rhyme. ...58
2.2.4.5. Function ...60
2.2.4.5.1. Performative task ...60
2.2.4.5.2. Theatrical genre ...61
2.2.4.5.3. Function ...62
3. Conclusions ...6
3. 1. Values and limitations of the taxonomy ...64
3. 2. Final considerations ...65
4. Bibliography ...68
5. Appendices ...71