The singer of tales / Albert B. Lord.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lord, Albert Bates, author.

Series:

Publications of the Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature ; no. 4.

Hellenic studies ; 77.

Harvard studies in comparative literature ; 24.

Publications of the Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature ; 4

Hellenic studies ; 77

Harvard studies in comparative literature ; 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homer.

Epic poetry--History and criticism.

Epic poetry.

Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism.

Epic poetry, Greek.

Folk songs, Slavic--History and criticism.

Folk songs, Slavic.

Oral tradition in literature.

Poetry, Medieval--History and criticism.

Poetry, Medieval.

Epic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern)--History and criticism.

Epic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern).

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xlv, 338 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Third edition / edited by David F. Elmer.

Distribution:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2019.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature ; Washington, DC : Center for Hellenic Studies, [2019]

Contents:

Part I The Theory

2 Singers: Performance and Training p. 13

3 The Formula p. 31

4 The Theme p. 71

5 Songs and the Song p. 105

6 Writing and Oral Tradition p. 133

Part II The Application

7 Homer p. 151

8 The Odyssey p. 169

9 The Iliad p. 197

10 Some Notes on Medieval Epic p. 211.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674975736

0674975731

OCLC:

959649307