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The singer of tales
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- Creator
- Albert B. Lord ; Stephen Mitchell and Gregory Nagy, editors
- Format
- Books; Sound Recordings
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Second edition
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2000
- Physical Details
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- xxxvii, 307 pages ; 24 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
- ISBNs
- 0674002830, 9780674002838
- OCLC
- ocm43311780
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-304) and index.
- System requirements for accompanying disc: Audio tracks accessible on any CD player ; video portions require Windows/PC or PowerMac; 32 MB RAM; 600x480 video resolution.
- Introduction to the Second Edition / Stephen Mitchell and Gregory Nagy -- Preface / Harry Levin -- Foreword / Albert Lord -- pt. I. The Theory. Ch. 1. Introduction. Ch. 2. Singers: Performance and Training. Ch. 3. The Formula. Ch. 4. The Theme. Ch. 5. Songs and the Song. Ch. 6. Writing and Oral Tradition -- pt. II. The Application. Ch. 7. Homer. Ch. 8. The Odyssey. Ch. 9. The Iliad. Ch. 10. Some Notes on Medieval Epic