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Oral Literature & Performance

Hardcover • 2000 • English

Oral Literature & Performance

By Duncan Brown

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About the book

This book draws together contributions from literary studies, anthropology, ethnomusicology, and African language studies to analyze the complex functioning of oral texts and models in differing contexts. It examines the continuing role of orality in modern society, the adaptation of oral models to printed forms, and the ability of oral forms to 'talk back' to the technology of print. Subjects include: orality and Christianity; the role of orality in the liberation struggle; domestic predicament...Show more

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ISBN

9780821413081

Publisher

Ohio University Press

Published year

2000

Language

English

Original title

Oral Literature & Performance

Format

Hardcover

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