Memory in Oral Traditions : The Cognitive Psychology of Epic, Ballads, and Counting-Out Rhymes.

David C. Rubin
Bok · Engelsk · 1995 · Electronic books.

Omfang	1 online resource (400 pages)
Opplysninger	Intro -- 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 -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.. - 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.
Emner	Ballads -- North Carolina -- History and criticism. Ballads - History and criticism - North Carolina Counting-out rhymes -- History and criticism. Epic literature -- History and criticism. Vis mer... Memory. Oral tradition. Ballader : (NO-TrBIB)HUME06692 Epikk : (NO-TrBIB)HUME06686 Hukommelse : (NO-TrBIB)HUME08054 Muntlig tradisjon : (NO-TrBIB)HUME04929
Sjanger	Electronic books.
Dewey	153.1/33
ISBN	9781601299208
ISBN(galt)	9780195082111