| Author/Contributor(s): | Foley, John Miles |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Date: | 06/22/1988 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
. . . brief and readable . . . There is good tonic in these pages for the serious student of oral tradition . . . a remarkable book. --Asian Folklore Studies
The bibliography is a boon for students and faculty at any level who are curious about the nature, composition, and performance of oral poetry. --Choice
. . . concise, evolutionary account . . . --Religious Studies Review
As ever, Professor Foley's conscientious scholarship and sound judgements combine to make a further substantial contribution to the field. --E. C. Hawkesworth, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London, The Slavonic Review
Foley is probably the only scholar who is in a position even to suggest the extent of what we should know to work in this area. --Speculum
Foley's survey stands as a fitting tribute to the achievements of Parry and Lord and as a sure guide to future productive work in the field. --Journal of American Folklore
. . . detailed and informative study . . . We are fortunate that John Foley chose to write this book. --Motif
. . . Theory of Oral Composition . . . detailed account written in an elegant style which could serve equally as a textbook for college and graduate students and as a reference tool for scholars already in the field. --Olifant
As an 'introductory history, ' The Theory of Oral Composition accomplishes its purpose admirably. It has the capacity to arouse interest on the part of the uninitiated. --Anthropologica
Presents the first history of the new field of oral-formulaic theory, which arose from the pioneering research of Milman Parry and Albert Lord on the Homeric poems.