Place and appearance of verbal expose in medieval ugrian land Cover Image

Miesto a podoby ústneho prejavu v stredovekom Uhorsku
Place and appearance of verbal expose in medieval ugrian land

Author(s): Jaroslava Čajková
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts
Published by: Ústav divadelnej a filmovej vedy SAV

Summary/Abstract: Author of study follows destinies of verbal expose in medieval Ugrian land. The tradition of Igrici from big Moravia imperium never pass away, by their songs and performances kept paganism culture in Big Moravia, legend about Svätopluk, speech and interpretation style in minds of authentic population and also influence knowledge and culture of ambient clans and aborning nations. The part of igirici got on courts of incoming Hungary clans. There have been two basic types of rhapsodists on our land – country narrators and igirici in 11. and 12. century. Folk or country narrator (rusticorus) to spread variety historic stories, fairy tales, narrative, funny stories and jokes – for edification and also for fun, so he put by content and form bases for future literary and prosaic array. Igric (ioculatorus) also lectures historical facts and legends, but he also fills it up with play on musical device or other sound processing – declamate, melody, rhythm, recital, song. His lecturing achieve higher constant in art work and stylization than had narrator and that is why igric stays on beginning of mediaeval world poetry, especially historical songs, verse epic, but also love lyric, whether satiric poetry. Cathedral became as a second area for development art recitation – church in mediaeval was a place for enough expand diapason literature – interpretation genres. Their assumed literature origin was Bible, the form determinante and co-create Mass ceremonial and different sacral ceremonies. In the churches sounds besides prayers also song recitation of psalm and gradual, song of hymns, antiphon and sequences, reading stories, legends, homilies and other literature and musical forms, which redound to creation liturgical drama lately – sacrament, passion, Christmas and legend plays.

  • Issue Year: 57/2009
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 24-39
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Slovak
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