Sing without shame : oral traditions in Indo-Portuguese Creole verse : with transcription and analysis of a nineteenth-century manuscript of Ceylon Portuguese / Kenneth David Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, K. David (Kenneth David)

Series:

Creole language library ; 5.

Creole language library, 0920-9026 ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creole poetry, Portuguese--Sri Lanka--History and criticism.

Creole poetry, Portuguese.

Folk poetry, Portuguese--Sri Lanka--History and criticism.

Folk poetry, Portuguese.

Literature and folklore--Sri Lanka.

Literature and folklore.

Creole dialects, Portuguese--India.

Creole dialects, Portuguese.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 pages) : illustrations, maps, plates

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co. ; Macau : Instituto Cultural de Macau, 1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study of literary themes, linguistic practice and cultural traditions analyzes the oral traditions of Indo-Portugese creole verse, as a synthesis from European, African and Asian sources. This musical, dramatic and textual syncretism defines tradition within the group and maintains the identity of the creole community. References are primarily to Indian and Sri Lankan materials collected in the late nineteenth century and to data in the H. Nevill collection, an extensive manuscript of Sri Lankan Creole texts from the 1870s or 1880s, housed in the British Museum. The importance of these texts is linguistic, anthropological and sociological. They are persistent in their ability to give definition to creole culture, surviving in South Asia from the seventeenth century to the present.

Contents:

SING WITHOUT SHAME: ORAL TRADITIONS IN INDO-PORTUGUESE CREOLE VERSE; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Acknowledgments; Dedication; TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1. CINGHLI NONA, CINGHLI NONA, EU QUERE CAZA: PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN SRI LANKA; 2. PORTUGUESE CREOLES ON THE WEST COAST OF INDIA; 3. THE NEVILL MANUSCRIPT OF SRI LANKAN PORTUGUESE VERSE; 4. COMPARATIVE FORMS: UNITY OF INDO-PORTUGUESE CREOLE VERSE AS AN ORAL TRADITION; I. INTRODUCTION; II. COMPARATIVE CREOLE TEXTS; III. LITERARY CHARACTERISTICS OF PORTUGUESE CREOLE VERSE; IV. OTHER COMPARATIVE TEXTS

5. PORTUGUESE CREOLE FOLKLORE OF THE EAST COAST BURGHERS OF SRI LANKA: BATTICALOA AND TRINCOMALEE 6. KAFFIRS AND KAFERINGHA: MUSIC AND VERSE OUT OF AFRICA; 7. VALENTINE AND ORSON / OURSON E FALENTEYN: A EUROPEAN FOLK NARRATIVE IN SRI LANKAN PORTUGUESE; 8. BELA INFANTA OF SRI LANKA: BALLAD FRAGMENTS IN CREOLE VERSE; 9. CANTHA SEN VARGONYA / SING WITHOUT SHAME INDO-PORTUGUESE CREOLE VERSE; 10. BIBLIOGRAPHY; 11. APPENDIX: THE NEVILL MANUSCRIPT; PORTUGUESE SONG BATTICALOA; CANTIEGA DE PURTIEGESE; ILLUSTRATIONS; SUSASOE DE OERSAAN MAAS FALENTINE

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-32828-3

9786613328281

90-272-7827-X

OCLC:

769341883