Explain how folklore ,folk songs raised the spirit of nationalism in europe
Dear student,
The folk songs, folklore raised the spirit of nationalism in Europe in the following ways:
- It lead to popularisation of the true spirit of the nation.
- The collection and recording of these forms of folk culture was essential to the project of nation building.
- It lead to emphasis on vernacular languages. This helped in recovering an ancient spirit of nationalism.
- The folk songs and folklore helped in carrying the modern nationalist message to large audiences who were mostly illiterate.
- For example, in Poland, they popularised their language, their folk stories, folk songs and folk dances to propagate nationalism among Polish people, who were under the rule of Russia, Prussia and Austria.