Author | : Natalie O. Kononenko |
File Size | : 42,5 Mb |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 03 July 2015 |
ISBN | : 9781317453130 |
Pages | : 410 pages |
Ukrainian Minstrels Why the Blind Should Sing by Natalie O. Kononenko Book PDF Summary
The blind mendicant in Ukrainian folk tradition is a little-known social order, but an important one. The singers of Ukrainian epics, these minstrels were organized into professional guilds that set standards for training and performance. Repressed during the Stalin era, this is their story.