The Theory of Oral Composition History and Methodology / John Miles Foley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foley, John Miles.

Series:

Folkloristics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oral history.

Histoire orale.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource xv, 170 pages.)

Place of Publication:

Indiana University Press 1988

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Theory of Oral Composition presents the first history of the new field of oral-formulaic theory, which arose from the pioneering research of Milman Parry and Albert Lord on the Homeric poems. From their studies an interdisciplinary field of research and scholarship has emerged that draws on the methods of literary studies, folklore, anthropology, and linguistics. Foley examines the roots of oral-formulaic theory in nineteenth-century philology and anthropology, documents the contributions of Parry and Lord, measures the effect of Lord's comparative extensions through the impact of The Singer of Tales, and considers important recent contributions. A select bibliography of more than 700 items and a subject-author index enhance the scholarly usefulness of this study.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-253-05550-4

OCLC:

1259585463