{"product_id":"traditional-oral-epic-the-odyssey-beowulf-and-the-serbo-croation-return-song-paperback","title":"Traditional Oral Epic: The Odyssey, Beowulf, and the Serbo-Croation Return Song - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Miles Foley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Miles Foley offers an innovative and straightforward approach to the structural analysis of oral and oral-derived traditional texts. Professor Foley argues that to give the vast and complex body of oral \"literature\" its due, we must first come to terms with the endemic heterogeneity of traditional oral epics, with their individual histories, genres, and documents, as well as both the synchronic and diachronic aspects of their poetics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil now, the emphasis in studies of oral traditional works has been placed on addressing the correspondences among traditions--shared structures of \"formula,\" \"theme,\" and \"story-pattern.\" \u003ci\u003eTraditional Oral Epic\u003c\/i\u003e explores the incongruencies among traditions and focuses on the qualities specific to certain oral and oral-derived works. It is certain to inspire further research in this field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Miles Foley\u003c\/b\u003e is William H. Byler Distinguished Chair in the Humanities, University of Missouri, and founding editor of \u003ci\u003eOral Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 680\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 9.06 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45602590425132,"sku":"9780520084360","price":71.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/traditional-oral-epic-the-odyssey-beowulf-and-the-serbo-croation-return-song-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}