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The Singer of Tales
Cover of the Second Edition
AuthorAlbert Lord
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEpic poetry, oral tradition
PublishedCambridge, MA
PublisherHarvard University Press
Publication date
1960
Publication placeUnited States
ISBN9780674975736 (2019 edition)
Websitehttps://chs.harvard.edu/book/lord-albert-bates-the-singer-of-tales/

The Singer of Tales is a book by Albert Lord that discusses the oral tradition as a theory of literary composition and its applications to Homeric and medieval epic. Lord builds on the research of Milman Parry and their work together recording Balkan guslar poets.[1] It was published in 1960.

  1. ^ Livingstone, Jo (30 April 2021). "How a Young Scholar Changed Our Understanding of Homer Forever". The New Republic. Retrieved 2 May 2021.

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