The Singer Of Tales In Performance
Language: English
Published by Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN, 1995
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"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 study 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".
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- Title
- The Singer Of Tales In Performance
- Author
- Foley, John Miles
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN
- Publication year
- 1995
- Condition
- fine
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0253209315
- ISBN 13
- 9780253209313
- Seller catalogs
- Folklore
"A great book... " -- Choice
"... a groundbreaking work of scholarship... "Â -- Asian Folklore Studies
"This extremely fascinating study opens an important chapter in the ethnography of speech, briliantly confirming the views advanced by Dell Hymes, Albert Lord and Richard Baumann." -- The Journal of Indo-European Studies
Building on his work in Traditional Oral Epic and Immanent Art, John Foley dissolves the perceived barrier between "oral" and "written," creating a composite theory from oral-formulaic theory and the ethnography of speaking and ethnopoetics.
" a groundbreaking work of scholarship that clears the path for solving the perennial problem of the interpretation of oral-derived texts. The book will be of immense value to students of folklore and literature, and to those seriously interested in the interface of the two traditionally divided disciplines." -- Asian Folklore Studies
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