Chastushka on the Internet: between folklore and stylization
https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-5294-2024-7-1-37-67
Abstract
Chastushka’s – four-line folk ditties, usually humorous, sung in a lively manner, were widely spread during the 20th century. It is believed today that these ditties are the only genre of traditional folklore that still productively and actively exists nowadays. Chastuska’s formal features and its content allow it to exist not only as a spoken genre, but also on TV, on the Internet. Although researchers admit that Internet ditties significantly differ from traditional oral ones, they are still classified as folklore. However, this idea seems doubtful to me. I suggest categories of the Internet ditties. Some of them seems to be folklore due to their pragmatics and ways of transmission, but there are also some ditty-styled short poems. Authors of these poems use the form of the ditty as a means of expressiveness rather than a sign of folkloric nature.
Supporting agencies: The publication was prepared within the framework of the research work of Russian State University for the Humanities “Song in Russian culture: poetics, historical dynamics, social context” (competition “Student project research teams of RSUH”).
About the Author
E. A. Zakrevskaya
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ekaterina A. Zakrevskaya,
6, Miusskaya Sq., Moscow, Russia, 125047.
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Zakrevskaya E.A. Chastushka on the Internet: between folklore and stylization. Folklore: Structure, Typology, Semiotics. 2024;7(1):37-67. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-5294-2024-7-1-37-67
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