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oral poetry

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15.7K

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456

Authors

177

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About

Oral poetry is an academic concept and field of study dedicated to analyzing the composition, performance, and transmission of verbal art within non-literate or predominantly oral cultures. It investigates the distinctive features of these traditions, including their reliance on formulaic language, mnemonic devices, variability across performances, and the dynamic relationship between performer and audience, to illuminate cultural history and the origins of literary forms prior to or alongside writing.

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RF

The Open University

AK

The University of Texas at Austin

MT

The University of Queensland

JM

University of California, Santa Barbara

DB

University of the Witwatersrand

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The University of Queensland

Brisbane, Australia

Princeton University

Princeton, United States

University of Birmingham

Birmingham, United Kingdom

University of Glasgow

Glasgow, United Kingdom

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