Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

James Darmesteter. Chants pop ulaires des Afghans. Collection d'ouvrages orientaux, 2o sér. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

Linguistic and historical introduction followed by a section of the introduction on "la poésie populaire" of the Afghans. Actual songs take up th e greater part of the volume (historical, religious, romantic, and ritual in nature), appearing in French translation. Parry quotes from this work on the transmission of oral tradition from an experienced bard to a novice (1932: 330-31, n.2, rpt.).
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