The Singer of Tales

Download or Read eBook The Singer of Tales PDF written by Albert Bates Lord and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Singer of Tales
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-10 : 0674002830
ISBN-13 : 9780674002838
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Book Synopsis The Singer of Tales by : Albert Bates Lord

Book excerpt: Discusses the oral tradition as a theory of literary composition and its applications to Homeric and medieval epic.


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