This book presents contributions of leading scholars to the
field of orally improvised poetry.
It includes, on the one hand, essays on Hispanic and
extra-Hispanic improvised poetry and, on the other, essays in which leading
practitioners of bertsolaritza study their own poetic art and its techniques.
Among other traditions, the Slavic gulsari (John Miles Foley), the Canarian
punto cubano (Mazimiano Trapero), Mediterranean and Near Eastern improvisation
(Samuel G. Armistead), Medieval Spanish written debates (John Zemke), Asturian
deep song (James Fernandez), Cantabrian trovas (William A. Christian), Arabic
invective (James T. Monroe), as well as the oral context of Garcia Lorca's Romance
sonambulo (Wilfredo de Rafols) are examined.
On the Basque tradition of the art
of bertsolaritza, Antonio Zavala, Gorka Aulestia, Linda White, Kepa Fernandez,
Joxe Mallea-Olaetxe, Joseba Zulaika, Joxerra Garzia, Jon Sarasua, and Andoni
Egana discuss its various aspects, techniques, and theories. Israel J. Katz
concludes the volume with a study of the bertso music. The result is a balanced
combination of diverse perspectives that constitute a significant addition to
the growing body of scholarship concerning orally improvised poetry.
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