John Miles Foley's World of Oralities : Text, Tradition, and Contemporary Oral Theory /

This collection brings together newly commissioned and cutting-edge essays on oral text and tradition ranging from the ancient and medieval world to the present day by a leading group of European and North American oral theorists. Using a range of materials including the Bible, Greek epic, Beowulf,...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Amodio, Mark C. (Éditeur intellectuel), Andy, Orchard (Collaborateur), Benjamin, Bagby (Collaborateur), Edward R., Haymes (Collaborateur), Gregory, Nagy (Collaborateur), Joseph Falaky, Nagy (Collaborateur), Karl, Reichl (Collaborateur), Mark C., Amodio (Collaborateur), Miranda, Villesvik (Collaborateur), Nancy, Mason Bradbury (Collaborateur), Ruth, Finnegan (Collaborateur), Stephen, Mitchell (Collaborateur), Susan, Niditch (Collaborateur), Terry, Gunnell (Collaborateur), Thomas A., Dubois (Collaborateur), Yuri, Kleiner (Collaborateur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Leeds : Arc Humanities Press, [2020]
Collection:Borderlines
Sujets:
Oral history.
Oral tradition.
Histoire orale.
Tradition orale.
oral histories (literary works)
LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval.
Oral history
Oral tradition
Anglo-Saxon Literature.
Beowulf.
Folklore.
Medieval Music.
Old Norse.
Scandinavian religion.
composition.
narrative.
orality.
performance.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction: The Pathway(s) from Oral-formulaic Theory to Contemporary Oral Theory
  • Introduction to the Individual Contributions
  • Orality and Literacy Revisited
  • Preserving Traditions of "Them" and the Creation of "Us": Formulaic Language, Historiography, Mythology, and Self-Definition
  • Beyond Books: The Confluence of Influence and the Old English Judith
  • Embodying the Oral Tradition: Performance and Performative Poetics in and of Beowulf
  • Performing Anglo-Saxon Elegies: A Conversation
  • Notes on the Recordings of Three Anglo-Saxon Elegies
  • Healing Charms in the Lincoln Thornton Manuscript
  • Is the "Formula" the Key to Oral Composition?
  • The Formula: Morphology and Syntax
  • Old Norse Riddles and other Verbal Contests in Performance
  • Performance Archaeology, Eiríksmál, Hákonarmál, and the Study of Old Nordic Religions
  • "To Surf through the Shared Riches of the Story Hoard": The oAgora of the Sigurðr Story
  • When a Hero Lies
  • "The True Nature of the aoidos": The Kirghiz Singer of Tales and the Epic of Manas
  • John Miles Foley: Open Mind, Open Access, Open Tradition, Open Foley
  • Master Bibliography
  • Index of Manuscripts Cited
  • Index

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