Heroic Poets, Poetic Heroes: The Ethnography of Performance in an Arabic Oral Epic Tradition (Myth and Poetics) de Reynolds, Dwight F

Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall in lilac cloth w/red spine medallion and gold titles. Fine book in like DJ. xviii, 243pp inc. textual footnotes, Appendix, Works Cited, Index; illustrated in photos, tables.

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Volume, measuring approximately 6.5" x 9.5", is bound in lilac cloth, with stamped gilt lettering and gilt-lettered red compartment to spine. Book is in fine condition, with firm binding, clean and bright pages. Dust jacket, preserved in mylar cover, is also in fine condition. xviii/243 pages."An astonishingly rich oral epic that chronicles the early history of a Bedouin tribe, the Sirat Bani Hilal has been performed for almost a thousand years. In this ethnography of a contemporary community of professional poet-singers, Dwight F. Reynolds reveals how the epic tradition continues to provide a context for social interaction and commentary. Reynolds's account is based on performances in the northern Egyptian village in which he studied as an apprentice to a master epic-singer. Reynolds explains in detail the narrative structure of the Sirat Bani Hilal as well as the tradition of epic singing. He sees both living epic poets and fictional epic heroes as figures engaged in an ongoing dialogue with… Leer más

Cornell University Press, 1995-05-11. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Binding is tight clean & crisp. Dj in mylar in very good condition.

Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1995. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full purple cloth boards show slight edge wear. Previous owner's name has been whited out on front endpaper. 244 pages.

U.S.A.: Cornell University Press. A beautifully clean, crisp, hardcover copy in fine condition. Fine DJ in mylar cover. . Fine. Hardcover. 1995.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 1995. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 128 pp. Contents; Introduction: The Tradition -- Part One: The Ethnography of a Poetic Tradition -- I. The Village -- 2. Poets Inside and Outside the Epic -- 3. The Economy of Poetic Style -- Part Two: Textual and Performance Strategies in the Sahra -- 4. The Interplay of Genres -- 5. The Sahra as Social Interaction -- Conclusion: Epic Text and Context -- Appendix: Texts in Transliteration -- Works Cited -- Index. Subjects; S rat Ban Hil l. Anthropology. Folklore & Mythology. Rites and ceremonies Egypt. Oral tradition. Ethnology. Manners and customs.

Cornell University Press, 11/05/1995 00:00:01. hardcover. Very Good. 2.3582 in x 23.7519 in x 16.0178 in.

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