The article discusses the continuation and transformation of the classical motiv of Orpheus and Eurydice in the Slovene folk ballad tradition. It attemts to trace the path of the myth in the song's enviroments. An analysis of thirthy-one versions of the ballad makes it possible to trace the extremly varied subjects of the ballad (King Mathias, St. Thomas, the ninth king, little David) and therby discover various story structures. The article demonstrates that the ballad has a strong presence in contemporary Slovenian poetry and discusses the problem of poetry genre transformations.
COBISS.SI-ID: 30355757
This article presents the research process and results of a morphological and structural analysis of written notations of couple's Steirich dances in Slovenia. In addition to its methodological approach to studying folk dances, it also contributes to the development of appropriate terminology because it analyzes and defines the initial positions of each dancer in the couple, as well as the handholds found in the couple's forms of the selected folk dance.
COBISS.SI-ID: 30410797