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Gaweda

Epic and Heroic Narrative

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
Poland 1
Notable Example
Henryk Rzewuski (leading author of the szlachta gaweda) 1
Defining Trait
Freedom of composition, rich in digressions, language close to colloquial speech 1
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1. Gawęda, Wikipedia
  • Lead, sentence 1, genre clause
    is a genre of Polish oral folklore
  • Gaweda szlachecka
    The leading author in this genre was Henryk Rzewuski
  • Lead, sentence 1, characterization clause
    characterized by freedom of composition, rich in digressions, and written in language close to colloquial language
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