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Serbocroatian Heroic Songs, Volume 3: the Wedding of Smailagić Meho Vol. III : Avdo Meedovi by Milman Parry (1974, Hardcover)

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Serbocroatian Heroic Songs : Weddings of Smailagic Meho, Hardcover by Parry, Milman; Lord, Albert Bates (EDT); Bynum, David E. (TRN), ISBN 0674801636, ISBN-13 9780674801639, Brand New, Free shipping in the US In researching this collection, Milman Parry set out to test the theories he had evolved on oral epic, theories that were to introduce a new era of Homeric scholarship. In the Balkans, one of the few areas where a living tradition of oral heroic poetry was still to be found, he observed firsthand how unlettered singers composed their poems, and collected more than 1200 hours of poetic performance from the most experienced bards. Comprising representative texts and translations from the Parry Collection, this series records the South Slavic tradition.

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PublisherHarvard University Press

ISBN-100674801636

ISBN-139780674801639

eBay Product ID (ePID)52856215

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Book TitleSerbocroatian Heroic Songs, Volume 3: the Wedding of Smailagić Meho Vol. III : Avdo Meedovi

Number of Pages338 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, Russian & Former Soviet Union

Publication Year1974

GenreLiterary Criticism, Poetry

AuthorMilman Parry

Book SeriesMilman Parry Collection, Texts and Translations Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight23.4 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width7.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Series Volume Number3

Compiled byParry, Milman

Volume NumberVolume 3

SynopsisIn researching this collection, Milman Parry set out to test the theories he had evolved on oral epic, theories that were to introduce a new era of Homeric scholarship. In the Balkans, one of the few areas where a living tradition of oral heroic poetry was still to be found, he observed firsthand how unlettered singers composed their poems, and collected more than 1200 hours of poetic performance from the most experienced bards. Comprising representative texts and translations from the Parry Collection, this series records the South Slavic tradition.