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Legenda apie Vilniaus Užupį
Legend on Užupis in Vilnius

Author(s): Inga Jankauskienė
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Lietuvos kultūros tyrimų
Keywords: Užupis Republic; mythological constructs; symbolic values; ethnographical style; rep; representation; actors; time; space

Summary/Abstract: The article “Legend on Užupis in Vilnius” is on the artistic expression of old and new mythological constructs of townscape. The main task of this investigation is to show the way how these constructs are functioning in the musicle “Legenda apie Užupį” by composer Jūratė Baltramiejūnaitė. This work is created on the scientific investigations of Lithuanian folk music about Vilnius (as an old mythological construct) with the authentic material on Užupis and Užupis Republic (as a new mythological construct).

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 18
  • Page Range: 155-171
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Lithuanian