Memory in Oral Traditions: The Cognitive Psychology of Epic, Ballads, and Counting-Out Rhymes - Rilegato

Rubin, David C.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0195082117 ISBN 13: 9780195082111

Casa editrice: OUP USA, 1995

Riassunto

This book applies the methods and theories of cognitive psychology to the study of oral traditions. Rubin elaborates on three structural devices that appear in oral traditions: those consisting of meaning, those using imagery, and those in which sound pattern is predominant. Next, the way in which these and other constraints fit together is examined. The processes of transmission and recall are then considered. Three genres are considered as different applications of the principles outlined in the book. For two of these ― counting-out rhymes and ballads ― original studies are reported. For the third ― epic ― new analyses of existing data are reported.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: OUP USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0195082117
• ISBN 13: 9780195082111
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 398