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The nature of oral poetry

Article: English. Bibliographic reference
Author(s)
Lord, Albert B.
Title
The nature of oral poetry
In
Comparative Research on Oral Traditions, 1987
Subjects
Improvised Verse Singing (generic)
Type of material
Article
Three-part article that accomplishes the following: 1) concludes that one who memorizes (without composing) oral poetry cannot be called an oral traditional poet; 2) differentiates between composition in performance and improvisation; and 3) calls for more research into the nature of transitional texts.