SYMBOLIC AND MYTHOLOGICAL DISCOURSE IN FIVE POPULAR TEXTS FROM BUCOVINA
SYMBOLIC AND MYTHOLOGICAL DISCOURSE IN FIVE POPULAR TEXTS FROM BUCOVINA

Summary/Abstract: In the present study-article, we aim to highlight a series of defining and thematic aspects, from a symbolic and mythological perspective, at the level of five popular epic texts, from the Bucovinean literary folklore. In this regard, through the analysis of the collected popular stories, we want to briefly represent and develop peculiarities of the epic popular discourse and especially, the presence of characters and mito-symbolic valences, as part of the local and national literary folklore. The corpus of popular epic texts, collected by famous folklorists such as: Ludwig Adolf Staufe, I.. G.. Sbiera, Leca Morariu, Ion Dominte and Mihai Lupescu include an impressive number of stories, as an integral part of the popular literature of Bucovina, from the 19th and 20th centuries, ethnographic activity carried out by other representatives of the popular culture in the region, of the era, which preceded and succeeded them.

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