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MARRËDHËNIET MIDIS VJEHRRËS DHE NUSES NË DISA BALADA POPULLORE
The Relations Between The Mother-In-Law And Bride In Some Popular Ballads

Author(s): Ndoc Papleka
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore
Published by: Qendra e Studimeve Albanologjike
Keywords: Albanian lyric poetry; Albanian ballads and legends; emancipation of the family; relations between the bride and mother-in-law

Summary/Abstract: In this work the authors strives, aims at certifyinf that the lyric poetry is rich and varied. After having shown how were evaluated the above-mentioned relations in wise sayings and some legends, he examines the ballads “It came a water lily to the brave”, “The evil mother”, “The son came out to the door”, “The unlucky marriage”, “The mother had only child” and “The moslem lady Tato comes out to the door”. In all these cases, in these ballads it comes out that the only guilty person for the worsening of the relations between the bride and mother-in-law is the last one. The analysed creations have also evident aesthetic values. They have helped for the spiritual purification of their hearers, for the emancipation of the family and of the Albanian society.

  • Issue Year: 2002
  • Issue No: 01-02
  • Page Range: 028-049
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Albanian