Slovesný folklor texaských čechů. K vypravěčskému repertoáru českých vystěhovaleckých skupin v první polovině 20. století

• Authors: Janecek Petr

Title variants

EN

LITERARY FOLKLORE OF TEXAS CZECHS. ON NARRATIVE REPERTOIRE OF CZECH EMIGRATION GROUPS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

Literary folklore, traditional, orally-transmitted level of expressive culture, is generally considered to be a important part of culture of all ethnic groups, including European immigration to the U.S.A. Presented paper examines folkloric level of everyday culture of Texas Czechs in the first half of the 20th century. Since immigration of first Czech families to Texas to the end of the Second World War, Texas Czechs represented vital ethnic oral culture with many specific folkloric characteristics. Although majority of oral narratives of Texas Czechs in this period were directly transferred from the Old Country, some of them were influenced by immigrant and pioneer experience, different social and cultural conditions in Texas, and contacts with other Texan ethnic communities. Only the most vital European traditions, which could be adapted to the new lifestyle, survived acculturation to specific American geographical, social and cultural setting. Presented first part of the paper, using mainly yet unpublished 1942 thesis 'Czech Folklore in Texas' by Olga Pazdral from Central Texas, tries to point out some general outlines of Texas Czech literary folklore of this period, focusing mainly on folk legends. Planned second and third part will outline other traditional narratives (folktales, short folklore genres like jokes and proverbs, children folklore and personal experience narratives). Folklore of Texas Czechs of the period can be characterized not only by its continuity with Old World traditions, but also by its incorporation of typically American folklore narratives, stemming from unique immigration experience.

Keywords

EN

AMERICAN FOLKLORE; CZECH/MORAVIAN IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC FOLKLORE; IMMIGRANT FOLKLORE; LITERARY FOLKLORE; TEXAS; TRANSNATIONALISM; USA

Discipline

• ETHNOLOGY: ETHNOLOGY

• Publisher: The National Institute of Folk Culture
• Journal: Národopisná revue (Journal of Ethnology)
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 30-37
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Janecek Petr

• Petr Janecek, Narodopisne oddeleni Narodniho muzea, Kinskeho zahrada 97, 150 00 Praha 5, Czech Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10CZAAAA07813