Author: Raimonda Modiano
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 9780295983066
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 460
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This collection of essays explores the materials, lacunae, methods, and goals of oral texts. It confronts the implications of the instability, unexpectedness, and complexity of material texts. It raises questions about the subversive and subverted texts, and devotes considerable space to the problems and opportunities of electronic texts.
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 3126
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2082
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Category : Monographic series
Languages : en
Pages : 1504
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Vols. for 1980- issued in three parts: Series, Authors, and Titles.
Author: Bowker Editorial Staff
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
ISBN: 9780835238007
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 2776
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Author: Minna Skafte Jensen
Publisher: Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
ISBN: 9788773043615
Category : Epic poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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It is unknown, of course, who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey, since, in general, no reliable contemporary description of how these two epics came into being is to be found. Such sources as there are - first and foremost, the two poems themselves - must be interpreted in a comparative framework built on experience from societies in the modern world that are in some respects similar to archaic Greece in order to reach a coherent picture of the process. The oral-formulaic theory, formed by Milman Parry (1902-1935) and Albert B. Lord (1912-1991), not only revolutionized Homeric studies, but also had an impact on anthropology and folklore. This led to an increased interest in oral epic traditions, and fieldworkers changed their methods towards a focus on composition in performance. The individual singer and his handling of the tradition gained importance. When possible, more than one performance of the "same" song was recorded - by the same singer on different occasions or by different singers - and interaction with the audience was documented. Traditions of the oral epic still exist in many parts of the world, and, during recent decades, quite a few of them have been documented and analyzed by innovative fieldworkers, leading to an overwhelming expansion of accessible knowledge of how oral epic works. Writing Homer explores what this means to the Parry-Lord-theory in general and the 'Homeric Question' in particular. The relationship between the Iliad, the Odyssey, and the Homeric Hymns, with the tradition of which they are part, can now be described with much more precision than before. It turns out that there is nothing unusual in very long oral epics; what is unusual is that such poems are recorded in writing. The process by which this must have taken place is discussed in detail. Old problems, such as the fact that neither illustrations of Trojan stories nor early 'quotations' agree with the written poems, can be solved. Writing Homer achieves a deeper understanding of the methods at work in the oral epic for building a likely social context of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and especially for speculating on the circumstances of the writing of the two great poems. Long oral narratives are flexible, and accordingly, the dictation to scribes that must be at the origin of the texts, which have been preserved in writing to this day, was a process of the utmost importance as was the composition in performance of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Writing Homer is directed at classical scholars, but will also be of interest to a much broader readership: folklorists, anthropologists, and whoever enjoys reading Homer in Greek, as well as in translation.
Author: Marina Abramovic
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ISBN: 9788876246722
Category : Art
Languages : it
Pages : 112
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Author: Lillian Eileen Doherty
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472105977
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 238
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A feminist critique of the Odyssey
Author: Minna Skafte Jensen
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
ISBN: 9788772890968
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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In Danish, Appendix in Greek or Latin.
Author: Nanette Funk
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429759002
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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In the wake of communism’s decline, women’s concerns had become increasingly important in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Yet most discussions of post-communism changes had neglected women’s experiences. Originally published in 1993, this title was the first collection of its kind, presenting original essays by women scholars, politicians, activists, and former dissidents from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, along with essays by Western feminists and scholars. They discuss gender politics during the often turbulent transition and crises of post-communism, offering vivid accounts and analyses of the conditions facing women in each country.
