Epic Singers and Oral Tradition

by Albert Bates Lord

Book Overview

Albert Bates Lord here offers an unparalleled overview of the nature of oral-traditional epic songs and the practices of the singers who composed them. Shaped by the conviction that theory should be... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801497175
• ISBN13: 9780801497179
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher