How to Read an Oral Poem
Though they appear diverse, Homer's Odyssey and slam poetry from contemporary urban America draw from the well of oral tradition. This unique, practical, and user-friendly guide explores the cultural contexts of verbal art to provide more-than-textual methods for understanding the structure, principles, and social applications of oral poetry.Drawing on dozens of examples, including a North American slam poet, a Tibetan paper-singer, a South African praise-poet, and an ancient Greek bard, John Miles Foley shows that although oral poetry long predates the invention of writing, it continues to be a vital culture-making and communications tool in…
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- ISBN: 978-0-252-07082-2
- EAN: 9780252070822
- Produktnummer: 32339632
- Verlag: University of Illinois Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
- Seitenangabe: 280 S.
- Masse: H15.3 cm x B22.8 cm x D2.0 cm 462 g
- Gewicht: 462
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
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