The Singer of Tales

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Author	: Albert Bates Lord
Publisher	: Harvard University Press
Total Pages	: 356
Release	: 2000
ISBN-10	: 0674002830
ISBN-13	: 9780674002838
Rating	: 4/5 (30 Downloads)

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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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