Memory in oral traditions : the cognitive psychology of epic, ballads, and counting-out rhymes

Memory in oral traditions the cognitive psychology of epic, ballads, and counting-out rhymes

This text applies the methods and theories of cognitive psychology to the study of oral traditions. The author elaborates on three structural devices that appear in oral traditions: those consisting of meaning; those using imagery; and those in which sound pattern is predominant.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Rubin, David C., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; Oxford University Press 2023.
Colección:Oxford scholarship online.
Materias:
Ballads > North Carolina > History and criticism.
Counting-out rhymes > History and criticism.
Epic literature > History and criticism.
Memory.
Oral tradition.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. The Representation of Themes in Memory; 3. Imagery; 4. Sound; 5. Combining Constraints; 6. The Transmission of Oral Traditions; 7. Basic Observations on Remembering; 8. A Theory of Remembering for Oral Traditions; 9. Epic and Formulaic Theory; 10. Counting-out Rhymes; 11. North Carolina Ballads; 12. Discussion; 13. Epilogue: A Note on the Future; References; Author Index; Subject Index

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