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Memory in oral traditions : the cognitive psychology of epic, ballads, and counting-out rhymes / David C. Rubin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rubin, David C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Oral tradition.
- Memory.
- Counting-out rhymes--History and criticism.
- Counting-out rhymes.
- Ballads--North Carolina--History and criticism.
- Ballads.
- Epic literature--History and criticism.
- Epic literature.
- North Carolina.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 385 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
- Summary:
- In this groundbreaking work, cognitive psychologist David C. Rubin offers for the first time an accessible, comprehensive examination of what such traditions can tell us about the complex inner workings of human memory. Splendidly written and farsighted.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-365) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0195082117
- OCLC:
- 30068056
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