Traditional Oral Epic - Brossura

Foley, John Miles

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ISBN 10: 0520084365 ISBN 13: 9780520084360

Casa editrice: University of California Press, 1993

Riassunto

John Miles Foley offers an innovative and straightforward approach to the structural analysis of oral and oral-derived traditional texts. Professor Foley argues that to give the vast and complex body of oral "literature" its due, we must first come to terms with the endemic heterogeneity of traditional oral epics, with their individual histories, genres, and documents, as well as both the synchronic and diachronic aspects of their poetics.

Until now, the emphasis in studies of oral traditional works has been placed on addressing the correspondences among traditions—shared structures of "formula," "theme," and "story-pattern." Traditional Oral Epic explores the incongruencies among traditions and focuses on the qualities specific to certain oral and oral-derived works. It is certain to inspire further research in this field.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

John Miles Foley is William H. Byler Distinguished Chair in the Humanities, University of Missouri, and founding editor of Oral Tradition.

Product Description:

Employing linguistic and thematic analysis to compare "The Odyssey", "Beowulf" and various folk tales from the Stolac district of Hercegovina, this study offers an innovative approach to the structural interpretation of folklore derived from oral sources.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: University of California Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0520084365
• ISBN 13: 9780520084360
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 440