Story, Performance, And Event: Contextual Studies Of Oral Narrative (Cambridge Studies In Oral And Literate Culture, Series Numb,New Novak His Waywardness

His Waywardness

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Story, Performance, And Event: Contextual Studies Of Oral Narrative (Cambridge Studies In Oral And Literate Culture, Series Numb,New Novak His WaywardnessBased On A Corpus Of Texan Oral Narratives Collected By The Author Over The Past Fifteen Years, This Study Presents An Analysis Of The Literary Qualities Or Orally Performed Verbal Art, Focusing On The Significance Of Its Social Context. Although The Tales Included Are All From Texas, They Are Representative Of Oral Storytelling Traditions In Other Parts Of The United States, Including Tall Tales, Hunting Stories, Local Character Anecdotes, Accounts