Introduction À la Poésie Orale

Introduction À la Poésie Orale
ISBN-10
0816617252
ISBN-13
9780816617258
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
264
Language
English
Published
1990
Publisher
U of Minnesota Press
Author
Paul Zumthor

Description

In his comprehensive treatment, Zumthor (emeritus, U. of Montreal) discusses general issues concerning oral poetry, from primary to mechanized orality (including the setting of text to music); the forms of oral poetry; the epic in the West, Africa, and other parts of the globe; the oral poet's texte; performance in its manifold styles across the world; roles played in oral poetry; and oral ritual actions from archaic times to the present--Homer to Bob Dylan. Translated from the first French edition of 1983. Paper edition (unseen), $17.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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