The function of narrative obituary verse in Northern Cape Breton, 1894-1902

Caplan, Ronald, 1942-

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dc.contributor.advisor	MacKinnon, Kenneth, 1933-
dc.coverage.spatial	Nova Scotia
dc.creator	Caplan, Ronald, 1942-
dc.date.accessioned	2011-05-09T12:32:33Z
dc.date.available	2011-05-09T12:32:33Z
dc.date.issued	1989
dc.identifier.other	GR113.5 N68 C36 1989
dc.identifier.uri	http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/22689
dc.description	[iv], 210 leaves : ill., map ; 29 cm.
dc.description	Includes bibliographical references (leaves 200-210).
dc.description.abstract	This thesis is based on five narrative obiturary poems, and tape recorded interviews with people from the Aspy Bay region of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The interviews are principally from 1985 to 1989. The aim of this study is to question the current definition of narrative obituary verse and to demonstrate the variety of both approaches, uses and functions within the genre, that the current definition does not address. As a sub-text, this thesis makes a contribution toward an operative definition of the folk poet.
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dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.subject.lcc	GR113.5
dc.subject.lcsh	Obituaries -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island
dc.subject.lcsh	Folklore -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island
dc.subject.lcsh	Folk poetry, Canadian -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island
dc.subject.lcsh	Folk songs -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island
dc.title	The function of narrative obituary verse in Northern Cape Breton, 1894-1902
dc.type	Text
thesis.degree.name	Master of Arts in Atlantic Canada Studies
thesis.degree.level	Masters
thesis.degree.discipline	Atlantic Canada Studies Program
thesis.degree.grantor	Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)