| The Oral Background of Persian Epics: Storytelling and Poetry Contributor(s): Yamamoto, Kumiko (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004125876 ISBN-13: 9789004125872 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $127.30 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2003 Annotation: This volume discusses the indirect influence of oral transmission on the genesis and evolution of the Persian written epic tradition. On the basis of formal characteristics of naqqbli (Persian storytelling) performance, a set of formal and thematic criteria is proposed to determine the extent to which written Persian epics show structures ultimately deriving from oral performance. It is applied to the Shbh-nbme of Ferdowsi (c. 1000) and to the Garshbsp-nbme of Asadi (c. 1064-66). The first part of the book examines the Oral-Formulaic Theory and proposes an alternative approach focusing on naqqbli. The book may be relevant to both oralists and Iranists; it demonstrates the complex process where orality interacts with written tradition in the genesis of the Shbh-nbme. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 891.551 |
| LCCN: 2002043737 |
| Series: Brill Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.54" W x 9.7" (1.17 lbs) 220 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
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| Publisher Description: This volume discusses the indirect influence of oral transmission on the genesis and evolution of the Persian written epic tradition. On the basis of formal characteristics of naqq li (Persian storytelling) performance, a set of formal and thematic criteria is proposed to determine the extent to which written Persian epics show structures ultimately deriving from oral performance. It is applied to the Sh h-n me of Ferdowsi (c. 1000) and to the Garsh sp-n me of Asadi (c. 1064-66). The first part of the book examines the Oral-Formulaic Theory and proposes an alternative approach focusing on naqq li. The book may be relevant to both oralists and Iranists; it demonstrates the complex process where orality interacts with written tradition in the genesis of the Sh h-n me. |
