The Singer of Tales: Third Edition
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Availability:In StockContributor:Albert B. Lord, David F. Elmer (Editor)Series:Hellenic StudiesPublish date:2019-03-01Pages:350
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harvard University PressISBN-13:9780674975736ISBN-10:674975731UPC:9780674975736Book Category:Literary Criticism, MusicBook Subcategory:Poetry, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, History & CriticismSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SC0BE2PWTN
The Singer of Tales: Third Edition
First published in 1960, Albert B. Lord's The Singer of Tales remains the fundamental study of the distinctive techniques and aesthetics of oral epic poetry. Based upon pathbreaking fieldwork conducted in the 1930s and 1950s among oral epic singers of Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia, Lord analyzes in impressive detail the techniques of oral composition in performance. He explores the consequences of...
Series: Hellenic Studies
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harvard University PressISBN-13:9780674975736ISBN-10:674975731UPC:9780674975736Book Category:Literary Criticism, MusicBook Subcategory:Poetry, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, History & CriticismSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SC0BE2PWTN
Elmer, David F.: - David F. Elmer is Professor of the Classics and Associate Curator of the Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature at Harvard University.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
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