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    Folklore and Folkloristics‚ Vol. 2; No. 1‚ June 2009 Article-2 The Denotified Tribes in Laxman Gaikwad’s ‘Uchalaya’ - Dr Elizabeth Susan Paul Abstract This paper attempts to create awareness about the Denotified Tribes (DNT) of Maharashtra through a study of the English translation of the Marathi autobiographical novel Uchalya (The Branded) written by Laxman Gaikwad. The novel being an autobiography‚ recounts the trauma and suffering not only of an individual but of the whole community

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    taken in the study of Filipino philosophy (the other two being the traditional and national approaches). It seeks to cull points of points of identification of the Filipino people from different expressions of culture: the arts‚ literature and folklore‚ language‚ religion‚ and even food. One might say this method lifts off character traits of the Filipino

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    being considered such a prolific piece‚ it serves as quite paradoxical when it comes to its rather contradictory and ambivalent background. The composition process had been approached in a different style to much of his other works‚ involving myth‚ folklore and traditionalism and all of which surround this rather haunting yet admirable piece with great controversy. Primitivism is an obvious and quite prominent influence upon the Rite of Spring but what were these features and how do they relate to the

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    Ivan Franko National University in Lviv Faculty of Foreign Languages Department of Translation Studies LEXICAL AND STYLISTIC PECULIARITIES OF ROBERT BURNS’ SONGS AND THEIR REPRODUCTION IN TRANSLATION (based on Robert Burns ’ song and their translation by Mykola Lukash) Course paper Done by a 3rd -year student Olha Komarnytska

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    Larsen was a story that dealt with racial implications and motherhood‚ which when reading the story it a very good narrative. Even though that there can be a claim that Nella Larsen did not steal this story‚ claiming it is‚ “part of ‘almost black folklore’(424)”‚meaning that people in African society during this time were very common with the story. The claim that Larsen is making doesn’t really convince many literary authors because of the loose ends‚ the story in comparison to Sheila Kaye-Smith’s

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    No one would deny that the 17th century was a century of witch hunts; thousands of women were accused and then subjected to tortures and interrogations such as being completely shaved so that the courts could ascertain if she had a witch’s or devil’s teat. Witchcraft was considered a crime against the church or state; an act of treason and a capital offense.” This meant that women found guilty of witchcraft or devil worship were put to death. The 1604 Act against Witchcraft and Conjuration was the

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    Chapter Essays: 26 * Explain how three of the following influenced the development of the ‘last West’ from the 1850s to 1900. [Miners‚ cattlemen‚ farmers‚ immigrant cities] The ‘last West’‚ as described in chapter 26‚ was an important part of American history that was shaped‚ populated‚ and influenced‚ mainly‚ by 3 occupations: miners‚ cattlemen‚ and farmers. Through these jobs‚ people witnessed the struggle and hardship that came with trying to attain the “American Dream” further building the

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    of Frederic Chopin: The Poet of the Piano." PBS. PBS‚ n.d. Web. 04 Sept. 2013. http://www.usc.edu/dept/polish_music/PMJ/issue/2.1.99/wecowski.html: Węcowski‚ Jan. "Wecowski: Examples for Religious Folklore and Chopin (1999)."Polish Music Journal 1-2.2. (1999). Wecowski: Examples for Religious Folklore and Chopin. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 04 Sept. 2013. Music an Appreciation by Roger Kamien‚ 4th edition (Publisher: McGraw Hill): Kamien‚ Roger. Frederic Chopin. Music: An Appreciation. 4th ed. Singapore: McGraw-Hill

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    lyrical songs. (’Ah ty dushechka’ (Performed by Sergey Lemeshev) ) The epoch of Old Rus is characteristic of heroic ballads sensing the praises of noble princes and instrumental music (pipes‚ horns‚ tambourines and kettle-drums). Special place in song folklore belongs to calendar song cycle; it consists of smaller cycles definitely timed to seasons and pagan festivals (often overlaid with Christian holidays). These songs are peculiar for

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    NATIONALISM IN INDIA Introduction: Allegories‚ songs and past had played a great role in the rise of nationalism in Europe. Similarly‚ in India the struggle against oppressive colonial rule brought the people close from where they visualised themselves as a part of great nation‚ i.e.‚ India. World War I‚ Khilafat and Non-Cooperation: World War I came to an end in 1919. There was a new political and economic situation in India. Defence budget was increased and forced recruitment of peasants in army

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