Memory in oral traditions : the cognitive psychology of epic, ballads and counting-out rhymes /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator: Rubin, David C.
Format: Book
Language:English
Imprint: New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
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Table of 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