Memory in Oral Traditions: The Cognitive Psychology of Epic, Ballads, and Counting-out Rhymes
- ISBN-10
- 0195120329
- ISBN-13
- 9780195120325
- Category
- Ballads
- Pages
- 385
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Author
- David C. Rubin
Description
"Dr. Rubin has brought cognitive psychology into a wholly unprecedented dialogue with studies in oral tradition. The result is a truly new perspective on memory and the processes of oral tradition." --John Miles Foley, University of Missouri
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