Memory in Oral Traditions: The Cognitive Psychology of Epic, Ballads, and Counting-out Rhymes
- ISBN-10
- 0195082117
- ISBN-13
- 9780195082111
- Category
- Ballads
- Pages
- 400
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- David C. Rubin
Description
In this groundbreaking work, cognitive psychologist David C. Rubin offers for the first time an accessible, comprehensive examination of what such traditions can tell us about the complex inner workings of human memory. Splendidly written and farsighted.
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