Etnografski podaci u djelima Mate Balote (1898-1963)
Ethnological Data in the Works of Mate Balota

Summary/Abstract: On many occasions a literary work can provide useful information about folk life and customs of the past. However, a novel by Istrian poet and writer, academic and PhD, Mate Balota, "Tight Land" provides such facts on every page, and it can be taken as a monograph of the village of Rakalj which has been described in his novel. In this novel there is a description of the area and its inhabitants, types and characteristics of its farms, descriptions of houses and their farm-buildings, presentations of costumes, annual and life-long customs of folklore (from oral creations to music and dance). All changes which occur as the result of the breaking in of industrialization have been described in this novel. Although the novel is the result of the literary creation of an artist, all data in it are true as they have been taken from real life in the village of Rakalj at the beginning of this century.

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