Traditional oral epic
the Odyssey, Beowulf, and the Serbo-Croatian return song
by John Miles Foley
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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 Epicexplores 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.
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Traditional Oral Epic: The Odyssey, Beowulf, and the Serbo-Croatian Return Song
October 28, 1993, University of California Press
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in English
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Traditional Oral Epic: The Odyssey, Beowulf, and the Serbo-Croatian Return Song
January 1, 1991, University of California Press
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in English
0520064097 9780520064096
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Traditional oral epic: the Odyssey, Beowulf, and the Serbo-Croatian return song
1990, University of California Press
in English
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Bibliography: p. 395-412.
Includes index.
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