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Miracles and Murders

An Introductory Anthology of Breton Ballads

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

AvMary-Ann Constantine,Éva Guillorel,University of Aberystwyth) Constantine, Mary-Ann (Reader in Welsh and English Literature, Reader in Welsh and English Literature,Normandy) Guillorel, Eva (Associate Professor in Early Modern History, Associate Professor in Early Modern History, University of Caen

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This is a vivid introduction, by two of the foremost scholars in the field, to one of the most fascinating and little-known song traditions in Europe, the Breton gwerz, or ballad. These narrative songs, collected in Western Brittany from the 19th century to the present day, recount a wealth of stories based on tragic local events or legends. They tell of shipwrecks, abductions, accidents and murders, miraculous rescues, penitent souls, and strange journeys. Quite unlike songs from the neighbouring French tradition, and distinct from anything else in the other Celtic languages, these ballads unfold in clear, spare verses, filled with striking imagery: they are often highly dramatic in nature.Historians of popular culture will find much to explore here, as will medievalists interested in tracing themes and legends across different European cultures, or linguists looking for rare material in Breton. But the gwerziou speak to readers and listeners of all kinds, with stories of violence, love, and grief that touch us directly today. This generous selection of songs is presented here for the first time in the original Breton with English translations and musical notation; an accompanying CD showcases some of the most famous Breton traditional singers. A comprehensive introductory essay offers insights into the history of ballad collection in Brittany, the nature of the songs, and the contexts in which they have been performed.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-05-04
Mått195 x 253 x 23 mm
Vikt752 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieBritish Academy Monographs Series
Antal sidor250
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780197266199

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Mary-Ann Constantine is a Reader in Welsh and English literature at the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. Her work is concerned with the relations between and mutual influence of the different cultures and languages of Britain (and to some extent beyond) in the late-C18th and early-C19th centuries. She has published books on Breton folklore, ballads and songs, Romantic-era forgery, and Welsh responses to the French Revolution. Her current work is focused on travel writing, the Welsh Tour, and the writings of Thomas Pennant (1726-98).Éva Guillorel is an Associate Professor in Early Modern History at the Université de Caen Normandie. Her studies have included History, Ethnology and Celtic Languages, and she has held postdoctoral fellowships in Brittany, Québec, United States and England. Her works is concerned with oral cultures and languages in early modern Europe and Americas, mainly songs. She published her Ph.D. on the links between Breton Ballads and History. Her current work is focused on the circulation and transformation of oral cultures over space and time, including cultural transfers between Europe and North America.

IntroductionThe BalladsLord Count and the FairySaint Henori and the King of BrestSkolvan, a penitent soulMaharit Laurans saved from the gallowsDom Jean Derrian's journey to Santiago de CompostelaSaint Iañn Bubry, murderer and rapistBerhet, midwife to the Virgin MaryThe plague in LangonnetThe bridegroom and the mad dogSeven years at seaShipwreck at Penmarc'hThe siege of GuingampThe Heiress of Keroulaz: a forced marriageLord Villaudrain and the merchantsFontanelle and his banditsThe kidnap and suicide of Jeannedig ar RousMarharit Charles and her banditsLove and Leprosy: Iannik KokardJanedig the witchThe wax childThe lead towerCleric Laoudour and his sweetheartThe murder of Lord PenangerThe reprieve of ContrechapellMarivonnik abducted by English sailorsSea-changes: Catherin An TroadecInfanticide and penance: Mari KelenThe murdered servant girlThe drowning of Toussaint de KerguézecThe execution of the Marquis de PontcallecLoeiz Er Ravalleg murdered by his friendsThe twice-married womanThe recruit: Garan Ar BrizThe death of the chouan Jean JanOur Lady of Port-Blanc

Miracles & Murders is almost the perfect book within the scope it sets itself, being an 'introductory anthology'. If you read only one book about gwerzioù (and if you are in any branch of Celtic studies whatsoever, you should), this is it ... [F]or someone not looking for more avenues of research to pursue, but simply wanting to get a taste of the gwerzioù, there is little more to be said. I praise the book highly.

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