Memory in Oral Traditions : The Cognitive Psychology of Epic, Ballads, and Counting-out Rhymes.
Title:
Memory in Oral Traditions : The Cognitive Psychology of Epic, Ballads, and Counting-out Rhymes.
Author:
Rubin, David C.
ISBN:
9781601299208
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (400 pages)
Contents:
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.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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