Review article
https://doi.org/10.21066/carcl.libri.14.1.5
Roma Identity (Romipen) in Romany Folktales (Paramisa) in Slovakia
Bibiána Hlebová
orcid.org/0000-0001-8366-8281
; University of Prešov, Faculty of Education, Prešov, Slovakia
Abstract
The paper is a continuation of literary-historical research on Roma literature for children and youth in Slovakia, which shows the quantitative increase and generic variety of Romany literature, where the dominant literary genre is
the Romany folktale (paramisi). The paper is of a literary-theoretical nature. The analysis of Romany folktales (paramisa) by Romany authors – D. Banga, E. Lacková, and J. Berky-Ľuborecký – highlights the specific features of Roma identity (romipen) in the authentically depicted fates of Roma literary protagonists, in their characteristic features, in images of their lifestyle, in their interpersonal relations, and in their spiritual world. The recognition
of Roma identity in literature for children and youth can contribute to the manifestation of the self-identification and emancipation efforts of Roma as a minority population group, to an understanding of their way of life and value system in the majority society, and to the acceptance and tolerance of the otherness of members of the Roma ethnic group in Slovakia.
Keywords
Romany literature for children and youth; Romany authors’ production; Romany folktales; Romany identity; otherness of Roma people in the literary arts;
Hrčak ID:
334894
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Publication date:
30.8.2025.
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