A world of others' words : cross-cultural perspectives on intertextuality /
Richard Bauman.
- Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004.
- ix, 184 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-177) and index.
Introduction : Genre, performance, adn the prduction of inrertxtuality -- "And the verse is thus" : Icelandic stories about magical poems -- "I'll give you three guesses" : the dynamics of genre in the riddle tale -- "What shall we give you?" : calibrations of genre in a Mexican market -- "Bell, you get the spotted pup" : first person narratives of a Texas storyteller -- "That I can't tell you" : negotiating performance with a Nova Scotia fisherman -- "Go, my reciter my words" : mediation, tradition, authority -- Epilogue.
1405116048 (alk. paper) 1405116056 (alk. paper)
2004-001155
Communication in anthropology. Communication in folklore. Cross-cultural orientation. Intertextuality. Oral tradition.