Ukrainian Minstrels: Why the Blind Should Sing: And the Blind Shall Sing
- Author: Kononenko, Natalie O.
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Contents
- Preface
- Part 1 . Ukrainian Minstrelsy
- 1. The Singers
- 2. The Traditional Repertory: An Overview
- 3. Common Stereotypes of Minstrels
- 4. Blindness
- 5. Minstrel Institutions: The Brotherhoods or Guilds
- 6. Apprenticeship, Training, and Initiation
- 7. Learning Minstrel Songs
- 8. Minstrel Guilds and the Orthodox Church
- 9. Minstrelsy and Martyrdom: The Influence of Religious Song on the Epic
- 10. Epic and Lament: The Influence of Kobzari on Lirnyky
- Conclusion
- Part 2 . Minstrel Rites and Songs
- Texts: A Religious Festival
- The Minstrel Initiation Rite
- Songs: The Begging Song and the Song of Gratitude
- The Begging Song of a Lirnyk
- As sung by Lirnyk Mykolai Doroshenko
- As sung by Kobzar Pavlo Hashchenko
- Religious Songs: Lazarus
- Saint Barbara
- The Passion of Christ
- Guardian Angel
- The Prodigal Son
- The Hermit and Paraskovia Friday
- Justice
- Misery
- The Orphan Girl
- Misfortune
- Epics (Dumy): Duma about the Storm on the Black Sea
- The Escape of Three Brothers from Azov
- Kanivchenko
- Marusia Bohuslavka
- About the Widow and Her Three Sons
- The Stepfather
- Historical Songs: The Dying Cossack and His Horse
- Baida
- Satirical Songs: The Noblewoman
- Khoma and Iarema
- Secret Songs: Zhachka
- Bibliographic Essay