Czech broadside ballads - folk, popular, regional? Cover Image

Česká píseň kramářská - lidová, populární, regionální?
Czech broadside ballads - folk, popular, regional?

Author(s): Jan Malura
Subject(s): Poetry, Czech Literature
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro českou literaturu
Keywords: kramářská píseň (broadsideballad); kramářský tisk (chapbook); populární kultura; česká literatura 17.-19. století

Summary/Abstract: This article reflects on three recent publications dealing with broadside ballads in the Czech lands. These include a publication from regional museum collections and two exhibition catalogues. It presents the various ways of comprehending this interdisciplinary phenomenon and current research trends (research into the materiality of the prints, reflection on the musical component, multilingualism and the like). It also presents terminological considerations and reflects on the broadside ballad as part of 18th and 19th century popular culture.

  • Issue Year: 69/2021
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 508-520
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Czech