مادرشوهر «کشتن» عروس: دو نمونه از این موتیف در بالاده‌ای سنتی یونانی و رومانسرو

The present study addresses the issue of the relationship between «the wicked mother-in-law» and her daughter-in-law, based on two examples, from Greek folk songs and Spanish romancero respectively. In these cases, the mother-in-law either instigates the death of, or kills her son’s wife herself. The author initially presents a literary review of the pattern of «the wicked mother-in-law» in both traditions, and also refers to the comparative studies that have been devoted to the two tradition...