Traditional Oral Epic - The Odyssey, Beowulf, and the Serbo-Croation Return Song (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 1993
First published:	1991
Authors:	John Miles Foley
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	680
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-08436-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology Promotions
LSN:	0-520-08436-5
Barcode:	9780520084360

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