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Oral-formulaic composition

Oral-formulaic composition

Theory about the formulation of epic poetry by oral poets.

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  1. Milman Parry

    American academic (1902–1935).

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    Poetic meter consisting of six feet.

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  3. Homeric Question

    Debate over authorship of the Iliad and Odyssey.

    7.9%

  4. Oral tradition

    Culture preserved through speech or song.

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  5. Homeric scholarship

    Study of any Homeric topic, especially the Iliad and Odyssey.

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  6. John Miles Foley

    American literary scholar (1947–2012).

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  7. Epic poetry

    Lengthy poem dealing with supernatural forces.

    5.3%

  8. Antoine Meillet

    French linguist (1866–1936).

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    Debate over authorship of the Iliad and Odyssey.

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    American academic (1902–1935).

    11%

  4. Oral tradition

    Culture preserved through speech or song.

    9.1%

  5. Spoken word

    Type of performance art.

    7.5%

  6. Aoidos

    Word describing a singer in classical Greece.

    6.8%

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    Ancient Greek poems composed between c. 800 BCE and c. 500 CE.

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    Epic poem attributed to Homer.

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