{"product_id":"the-theory-of-oral-composition-history-and-methodology-9780253204653","title":"The Theory of Oral Composition: History and Methodology","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Miles Foley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" . . . excellent book . . . \" --The Classical Outlook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" . . . brief and readable . . . There is good tonic in these pages for the serious student of oral tradition . . . a remarkable book.\" --Asian Folklore Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" . . . concise, evolutionary account . . . \" --Religious Studies Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" . . . detailed and informative study . . . We are fortunate that John Foley chose to write this book.\" --Motif\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" . . . 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresents 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46893901938839,"sku":"9780253204653","price":1781.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780253204653.webp?v=1770319833","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-theory-of-oral-composition-history-and-methodology-9780253204653","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}