Drawing on his extensive fieldwork in living oral traditions, Albert Bates Lord here concentrates on the epic singers and their art as manifested in texts or performance.
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Drawing on his extensive fieldwork in living oral traditions, Albert Bates Lord here concentrates on the epic singers and their art as manifested in texts or performance.
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Fine. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 280 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Myth and Poetics. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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New. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 280 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Myth and Poetics. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Minor rubbing. Large rubberstamp to top page-edge. VG. 23x15cm, xii, 262 pp., PAPERBACK. Series: Myth and poetics. Contents: Words heard and words seen--Homer's originality: oral dictated texts--Homeric echoes in Bihac--Avdo Mededovic, Guslar--Homer as an original-traditional poet--The Kalevala, the south Slavic epics, and Homer--Beowulf and Odysseus--Interlocking mythic patterns in Beowulf--The formulaic structure of introductions to direct discourse in Beowulf and Elene--The influence of a fixed text--Notes on Digenis Akritas and Serbo-Croatian epic--Narrative themes in Bulgarian oral-traditional epic and their medieval roots--Central Asiatic and Balkan epic.
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Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very Good+ 262pp. 8vo in wraps. Faint shelfwear to wraps, large sticker on front wrap; ink stamp on half-title, else interior clean and crisp. Myth and Poetics.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. (epic singers, oral tradition, mythology) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
