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    FormatThesis (5)SubjectOral tradition (3)Arabian nights (1)Arabs -- Folklore (1)Begging -- Poetry (1)Folklore -- Performance (1)... View MoreDate Issued2012 (1)2008 (2)2007 (2)Author/ContributorFoley, John Miles (5)Ramey, Peter A. (2)Henderson, Dave, 1956- (1)Mahir, Zaid Numan (1)Schmidt, Claire (1)Subject: PlaceArab countries (1)Advisor
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    Language (ISO)English (5)

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    The poetics of the medium : aesthetic forms and technologies of the word in the English Middle Ages 

    Ramey, Peter A. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation argues that we can understand poetic form in the Middle Ages as language that interacts with its medium. The communication technologies ...

    Roots of oral tradition in the Arabian Nights: an application of oral performance theory to the "Story of the King of China's Hunchback" 

    Mahir, Zaid Numan (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
    The aim of this thesis is to argue for the Arabian Nights as a work of verbal art whose roots are in the oral tradition of the Arab world. After a short premise meant to throw light on the status of oral storytelling in ...

    Studies in oral tradition: history and prospects for the future 

    Ramey, Peter A. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
    This thesis discusses the inauguration, development, and recent directions in studies in oral tradition. The first chapter focuses on the advancements of Milman Parry and Albert B. Lord, first examining briefly the history ...

    The medieval English begging poem 

    Henderson, Dave, 1956- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
    Since the only consistent feature of medieval English begging poems is the fact that they beg, usually for funds due, the form cannot quite be considered a genre. However, the relationships between poets and patrons that ...

    Sleeping toward Christianity : the form and function of the Seven sleepers legend in medieval British oral tradition 

    Schmidt, Claire (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
    The legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus is a fascinating part of medieval oral tradition, and eminently worthy of further consideration. The legend was obviously popular and widespread during the medieval period, yet ...

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