9780253209313 - Singer of Tales in Performance (voices in Performance & Text S.) by Foley, John Miles (2 results)
Language: English
Published by Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN, 1995
- Softcover
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Paperback. Condition: fine. "Both living oral traditions and texts with roots in oral tradition share a context in which the speaker performs for an audience, either real or implied. Foley argues that the methods and strategies of traditional and oral expression--of 'the singer of tales' --persist into the realm of texts. This s…tudy dissolves the perceived barrier between'oral' and 'written', creating a composite theory from oral-formulaic theory and the ethnography of speaking and ethnopoetics." 235 pages; 6 x 9".
Language: English
Published by Indiana University Press, Bloomington IL, 1995
- Softcover
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.Chequamegon Books
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Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. ".examines a wide range of genres-including Serbian charms, the Homeric Hymns, and the Anglo-Saxon hagiography Andreas-uncovering the expressive roots of oral-derived traditional works to recover both the performance event and its traditional context." 235 pages; 6 x 9 ".
