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Homo Narrans: The Poetics and Anthropology of Oral Literature

By John D. Niles

Book information

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9780812202953
DOI
10.9783/9780812202953
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (16848243 bytes)
Pages
296\290
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-26 21:14:37

Description

Homo Narrans explores how human beings shape their world through the stories they tell. Author John D. Niles ponders the nature of the storytelling impulse, the social function of narrative, and the role of individual talent in oral tradition. Homo Narrans explores how human beings shape their world through the stories they tell. Author John D. Niles ponders the nature of the storytelling impulse, the social function of narrative, and the role of individual talent in oral tradition.

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