Publication Date:
2024-03-27
Description:
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, Old Norse and Old English riddles, and medieval music, the contributors collectively work to refine, challenge, and further advance contemporary Oral Theory, an interdisciplinary school of thought heavily influenced by John Miles Foley, whose work provides the jumping-off point for this volume. The book includes a useful introduction to the history of oral theory and Foley’s ground-breaking and influential work.
Keywords:
Oral tradition; orality; performance; composition; narrative; Old Norse; Folklore; Beowulf; Medieval Music; Scandinavian religion; Anglo-Saxon Literature
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thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBB Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
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thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DB Ancient, classical and medieval texts
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thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRR Other religions and spiritual beliefs::QRRT Indigenous, ethnic and folk religions and spiritual beliefs::QRRT1 Indigenous religions, spiritual beliefs and mythologies of the Americas
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thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTD Oral history
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thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFF Historical and comparative linguistics
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thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology
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thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3K CE period up to c 1500
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thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHC Ancient history
Language:
English
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