FINDING JUSTICE. THE TOPIC OF PUNISHMENT IN …
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FINDING JUSTICE. THE TOPIC OF PUNISHMENT IN BROADSIDE
BALLADS
1. Crime broadside ballads, so-called moritats
◦ An attempt to characterise reflection methods of crime and punishment
2. Characterisation of the researched body of texts
◦ sources of the Moravian Library
◦ modern critical editions of broadside ballads
◦ the period of broadside ballads' origin: from the end of the 17th century to the
last third of the 19th century
3. The recipient of crime broadside ballads and her/his preferences
4. Realised functions of broadside ballads
◦ amusement
◦ information (restricting the influence of common-folk opinions)
◦ emotionality
◦ moral guidance
5. Two parallel storylines – “profane” and “spiritual”
◦ Two node points of the narrative:
◦ the act of the crime itself
(spiritually: crime as a deed of the devil)
◦ the act of punishment, comeuppance as a means to re-establish balance
(spiritually: evidence of God's justice, a funeral as reconciliation)
◦ ritual nature of both acts
6. “The spiritual line”
◦ prayer formulas at prominent parts of the narrative – at the beginning, the end
◦ religious communication with God or patron saints
◦ story as a disguised battle of good and evil
◦ miraculous protection of the pious or the innocent
7. “The profane line” – types:
◦ “a crime in the family”
◦ a subtype: “a crime for faith”
crime with a distinctive social motivation
◦ “a crime coming from the outside”
8. The moritats and suicide
9. Topoi in crime broadside ballads
10. Conclusion
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