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oral literature: a standalone construct

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Folklore studies

verbal art composed and passed on through performance rather than writing, treated as literature whose meaning depends on the performer and the occasion.

In folklore studies, oral literature refers to verbal art composed and passed on through performance rather than writing, treated as literature whose meaning depends on the performer and the occasion. This meaning comes from Finnegan (1970) in Oral literature in Africa.[1]

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folklore1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct performance6 fields · 8 citationsjingle · one word, five performances verbal art as performance1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Finnegan, R. (1970). Oral literature in Africa. Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780198151319

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