ISBN: 9780253207494

Propp's essay in Russian Folk Lyrics extends beyond the formalisticanalysis of folklore outlined in his classic The Morphology of the Folktale. In thisstudy, newly translated by Roberta R… Meer...

Propp's essay in Russian Folk Lyrics extends beyond the formalisticanalysis of folklore outlined in his classic The Morphology of the Folktale. In thisstudy, newly translated by Roberta Reeder, Propp considers the Russian folk lyric inthe social and historical context in which it was produced.Reedersupplements Propp's theoretical presentation with a comprehensive anthology ofexamples. Some songs were imitated by or appear in the works of Russia's majorwriters, such as Pushkin and Nekrasov. Here we find the customs of Russian peasantlife expressed through the ritual of song. Whether the songs are about love, labor, or children's games; whether they are sad, humorous, or satiric in tone, Russianfolk lyrics are rich in metaphor and symbolic meaning. In addition to the editor'snotes to the text and songs, Reeder supplies a bibliography of Propp's sources aswell as an extensive selected bibliography. Media > Book, [PU: Indiana University Press]<