Master poets, ritual masters the art of oral composition among the Rotenese of Eastern Indonesia

This is a study in oral poetic composition. It examines how oral poets compose their recitations. Specifically, it is a study of the recitations of 17 separate master poets from the Island of Rote recorded over a period of 50 years

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fox, James J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Canberra ANU Press 2016, 2016
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:This is a study in oral poetic composition. It examines how oral poets compose their recitations. Specifically, it is a study of the recitations of 17 separate master poets from the Island of Rote recorded over a period of 50 years
Physical Description:460 pages
ISBN:9781760460051
1760460052