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

Title
Memory in oral traditions : the cognitive psychology of epic, ballads, and counting-out rhymes / David C. Rubin.
Author
Rubin, David C.
Publication
New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

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Description
xi, 385 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Oral tradition
  • Memory
  • Counting-out rhymes > History and criticism
  • Ballads > North Carolina > History and criticism
  • Epic literature > History and criticism
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-365) and indexes.
Contents
The representation of themes in memory -- Imagery -- Sound -- Combining constraints -- The transmission of oral traditions, -- Basic observations on remembering -- A theory of remembering for oral traditions -- Epic and formulaic theory -- Counting-out rhymes -- North Carolina Ballads -- Discussion.
Call Number
JFE 95-8997
ISBN
0195082117 (acid-free paper)
LCCN
94008997
OCLC
30068056
Author
Rubin, David C.
Title
Memory in oral traditions : the cognitive psychology of epic, ballads, and counting-out rhymes / David C. Rubin.
Imprint
New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-365) and indexes.
Research Call Number
JFE 95-8997
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