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Writing the Oral Tradition: Oral Poetics and Literate Culture in Medieval England - Poetics of Orality and Literacy Mark C. Amodio
Writing the Oral Tradition: Oral Poetics and Literate Culture in Medieval England - Poetics of Orality and Literacy
Mark C. Amodio
Focuses on the influence of the oral tradition on written vernacular verse in England from the 5th to the 15th century. The book explores how a living tradition articulated through the public, performance voices of pre-literate singers found expression through the pens of private, literate authors.
336 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 30, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9780268020248 |
| Publishers | University of Notre Dame Press |
| Pages | 320 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 235 × 25 mm · 502 g |
| Language | English |