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Greek Mythology and Religion

The Singer of Tales

by Albert B. Lord

Lord's classic study of oral epic, based on the fieldwork he conducted with Milman Parry among South Slavic singers in the 1930s. It explains how singers compose in performance using formulas and themes, and applies the results to Homer and medieval epic. Foundational for oral-formulaic theory.

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