To speak in pairs: essays on the ritual languages of eastern indonesia
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521343329
Date de publication :
10 mars 1988
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,2 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
548 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This collection of essays is a major contribution to the study of oral composition and ritual communication, and in particular to the use of 'parallelism' (the poetic ordering of words and phrases in alternative, duplicate form). To Speak in Pairs represents an important advance in the study of oral literature in context.