Finnegan, Ruth H. <br/><br/>
Oral poetry :  its nature, significance, and social context / 
Ruth Finnegan. 
 - 1st Midland book ed. 
 - Bloomington :  Indiana University Press,  1992. 
 - xxiv, 299 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-287) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introductory. 1. The importance of oral poetry. 2. Some forms of oral poetry. 3. What is 'oral' in oral poetry? 4. The 'poetry' in oral poetry. 5. Performance and text -- 2. Some approaches to the study of oral poetry. 1. Romantic and evolutionist theories. 2. The 'historical-geographical' school. 3. Sociological approaches and the sociology of literature. 4. Two 'ideal types' of society and poetry -- 3. Composition. 1. Is memorisation the key factor? 2. Composition-in-performance and the oral-formulaic theory. 3. How valid is the oral-formulaic theory? 4. Prior composition, memorisation and performance. 5. Conclusion -- 4. Style and performance. 1. The relevance of style and performance. 2. Prosodic systems. 3. Repetition, style and structure. 4. Language and diction. 5. Performance. 6. Is there a special oral style? 7. Conclusion -- 5. Transmission, distribution and publication. 1. Oral transmission over space and time: some striking cases. 2. Inert tradition, memorisation or re-creation? 3. How do oral poems reach their audiences? 4. 'Oral transmission' and writing. 5. Conclusion -- 6. Poets and their positions. 1. The poet: five case studies. 2. Some types of poets: specialists, experts and occasional poets. 3. Are oral poets anonymous? 4. The poet as seer. 5. The poet as individual genius -- 7. Audience, context and function. 1. Some types of audience. 2. The effect and the composition of audiences. 3. The purpose and meaning of poetry: local theories. 4. Some effects of oral poetry -- 8. Poetry and society. 1. The link between poetic and social institutions. 2. Does one type of poetry always go with a particular form of society? 'Heroic age', 'ballad society' and 'oral culture'. 3. Literature as the reflection and consequence of social forms. 4. Literature as social action. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0253322006 9780253322005 0253207088 9780253207081 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>91027008  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Folk poetry--History and criticism.<br/>Oral tradition.<br/>Po esie populaire--Histoire et critique.<br/>Tradition orale.<br/>Folk poetry.<br/>Oral tradition.<br/>Epik.<br/>Lyrik.<br/>M undliche  Uberlieferung.<br/>Soziologie.<br/>Volksliteratur.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Folk poetry  History and criticism Oral tradition 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Criticism, interpretation, etc.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1341  / .F46 1992 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>398.2