Gaweda is a genre of Polish oral folklore and also an epic literary genre of works stylized as an oral tale, characterized by freedom of composition, rich digression, and language close to everyday speech. The word literally means oral tale.
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Place of Origin Notable ExampleHenryk Rzewuski (leading author of the szlachta gaweda) 1 Defining TraitFreedom of composition, rich in digressions, language close to colloquial speech 1 In the Other Atlases
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Gawęda (Polish pronunciation: [ɡaˈvɛnda]) is a genre of Polish oral folklore, as well as an epic literary genre of works stylized as an oral tale, characterized by freedom of composition, rich in digressions, and written in language close to colloquial language.
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1. Gawęda, Wikipedia
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is a genre of Polish oral folklore
Gaweda szlachecka
The leading author in this genre was Henryk Rzewuski
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characterized by freedom of composition, rich in digressions, and written in language close to colloquial language
In Group: Epic and Heroic Poetry Traditions, Lead section
Gawęda (Polish pronunciation: [ɡaˈvɛnda]) is a genre of Polish oral folklore, as well as an epic literary genre of works stylized as an oral tale, characterized by freedom of composition, rich in digressions, and written in language close to colloquial language.
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