This book argues that many of the most prominent features of oral epic poetry in a number of traditions can best be understood as adaptations or stylizations of

A new interdisciplinary interest has risen to study interconnections between oral tradition and book culture. In addition to the use and dissemination of printe

What can oral poetic traditions teach us about language and the human mind? Oral Poetics has produced insights relevant not only for the study of traditional po

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