Story, Performance, and Event: Contextual Studies of Oral Narrative

(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Oral and Literate Culture Series)

by Richard Bauman

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Based on a corpus of Texan oral narratives collected by the author over the past fifteen years, this study presents an analysis of the literary qualities or orally performed verbal art, focusing on the significance of its social context. Although the tales included are all from Texas, they are representative of oral storytelling traditions in other parts of the United States, including tall tales, hunting stories, local character anecdotes, accounts...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:052131111X

ISBN13:9780521311113

Release Date:September 1986

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:144 Pages

Weight:0.53 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Cultural Customs & Traditions Folklore & Mythology History Humanities Language Arts Linguistics Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Words, Language & Grammar

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