The Feminine Voice in the Romancero's Modern Oral Tradition: Gender Differences in the Recitation of the Ballad La Bastarda y el Segador
Beatriz Gómez Acuña
Women are the principal informants in modern oral tradition of Hispanic balladry, th e romancero. This fact conditions point view, ideologies, and perceptions expressed ballads. Critics often state that romancero contains a feminine voice, but nature characteristics this voice have not been studied any detail. The present paper attempts to reveal ideas beliefs women express their rendition one such ballad, La Bastarda y el Segador , show how renditions differ from those men.
Folklore