Essays Tagged: "Oral tradition"
The Homeric Poems
2 1/2 page research report. Very good.The Homeric Poems: Oral or Written TraditionHomer. A name synonomous with Greek literature and poetry. Some call him th ... Scholars of today disagree on the question of whether the Homeric poems were passed down through an oral or written tradition.In order to mover further into the subject, one must have an understanding ... ect, one must have an understanding of what an oral tradition is opposed to a written tradition. An oral tradition is one of which we know from our remembered knowledge (Kirdk 199). In this case, the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Oedipus
hods on which to pass down stories,beliefs, and myths which explain different aspects of life. From oral tradition, topictographs, to clay tablets, and onto paper, all compose the world of literature. ... paper, all compose the world of literature. Literaturehas always been an infinite realm of ideas, morals, and trains of thought. Although thesphere of literature is encircled with extreme diversity o ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
The Andean View... what is to come..prediciting the future using Andean terms
hecies over the last twelve years. This is difficult because there are no written records, only the oral tradition. The prophecies speak directly to this time period in history as a time of transforma ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
Homer's Iliad.
died either epic poem agree that both were most likely passed down for numerous generations through oral tradition, constantly becoming embellished and added to, before they reached Homer.2. Heinrich ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
A Comparison of Celtic and Gallic culture .
he Gallic Wars. Both of these sources must be considered with care. The folk tales were strictly in oral tradition for many years, and have undoubtedly been altered through retelling. The stories them ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
The Hopi indian.
ple and a very traditional one as well. The knowledge of their people is passed on through a strong oral tradition and through ceremonial dances. Each story has many levels to it. The stories are lear ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Beowulf's Display of the Anglo-Saxon Ideals from the Era He Represents.
r, the less advanced nations of the world could not preserve their culture in any way besides their oral tradition. The tales which these people passed down from general to generation in order to immo ... unarmed as well since he does not need a sword to travel "where [his] feet [are] afraid to" (171). Morality and leadership in an immoral and heartless world set an incredible standard for the Anglo-Sa ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
A Brief History of the Blues.
er 40) The earlier (almost entirely Negro) history of the blues musical tradition is traced through oral tradition as far back as the 1860s. (Kennedy 79)When African and European music first began to ...
Subjects: Art Essays
Which epic has most relevance to a twenty first century reader, Virgil's 'Aeneid' or Homer's 'Odyssey'? Examines themes in both epics (from the english translations) and compares the two.
n island off central western Turkey. It was probably written between 750-700 BC. The epic is of the oral tradition: it was designed to be sung by bards as entertainment, hence the fact that numerous ' ... peror's descent from the Gods, and Rome's great history. Virgil used Homers Odyssey', and his other oral epic, 'The Iliad', as inspiration.As a result, many of the themes in Homer's 'Odyssey' and Virg ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
King Arthur and Merlin Fact or Fiction? This essay is about wether King Arthur and Merlin were in fact real.
faced the problem of determining whether older sources are reliable. Despite the inaccuracies that oral tradition causes, it became the basis of proof of King Arthur's existence. But, excluding the f ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology
Little red riding hood
old tale of a little girl meeting a wolf on her way to granny's house has been passed down through oral tradition from one generation to the next. Little Red Riding Hood has existed for centuries and ... including Jordan and Carter's controversial "The Company of Wolves." Be it presented as literature, oral storytelling, or cinematography these sources have one theme in common: they tell a cautionary ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
Smoke signals - short analysis of the movie smoke signals by shreman alexi
there of. It also brings in a lot about Native American reservations and traditions, especially the oral tradition. The custom of story telling is important in Native American tradition and there for ... on Victor if Thomas wasn't narrating in bits. That technique also emphasizes the importance of the oral tradition in Native American culture.Story telling is a part of the Native American tradition t ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
Comparative essay of little red riding hood
old tale of a little girl meeting a wolf on her way to granny's house has been passed down through oral tradition from one generation to the next. Little Red Riding Hood has existed for centuries and ... s including Jordan and Carter's controversial "The Company of Wolves." In comparing the sexual and moral aspects of Perrault's "Little Red Riding Hood," France's "The False Grandmother," and Jordan's ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
Tolkien's "The Hobbit" compared to Homer's "The Odyssey"
The Odyssey is an epic poem written by Homer and passed down the centuries by the oral tradition. The Hobbit is a fantasy novel authored by J.R.R. Tolkien introducing the world-renow ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
The Evolution of African-American Gospel Music in America
faith and the sublimity of their long resignation." These sacred slave folk songs were passed on by oral tradition through the slavery era, and were not written down until the Fisk Jubilee Singers tou ... ongs were, and still are published, recorded, and performed today as standard repertoire for many choral organizations. Gospel music as we know it today, is now part of the mainstream music; it is a p ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History
Comparison between Charles Perrault's version of "Little Red Riding-Hood" and the Brothers Grimm's "Little Red-Cap."
d tale of a little girl who meets a wolf on her way to Grandma's house has been passed down through oral tradition from one generation to the next. The tale of "Little Red Riding Hood" has existed for ... ory may not always be clearly understood by the audience. In comparing the historical, sexual, and moral aspects of Perrault's "Little Red Riding-Hood" and the Brothers Grimm's "Little Red-Cap," reade ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
Beowulf and the Warrior Society
ciety with a good level of literacy. We call him the Beowulf poet.First of all this poem existed in Oral Tradition. The world imagined by Beowulf poet's listeners represents quasi-nomadic, heroic warr ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays
Salman Rusdie - portrait in brief
lo-Indian novelist, who uses in his works tales from various genres - fantasy, mythology, religion, oral tradition. Rushdie's narrative technique has connected his books to magic realism, which includ ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies
Introduction To Jewish Law about SUicide
Indeed, some verses, taken literally, are incomprehensible.9 Instead, Jewish law maintains that an oral tradition transmitted to Moses both amplified and interpreted the written Torah.10 This oral tr ... ariety of purposes, unrelated to our present subject, for the creation of complementary written and oral traditions.12Religious persecution of Jews, including orders banning the teaching of Jewish law ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights
A look at the novel 'Waterland' by Graham Swift. Focusing on how the use of history within the novel exemplifies the reflective style of Swift.
ef Histoire of HistoryWhen one examines the origins of history he must first note the importance of oral tradition. This is followed by tracing these stories through their documentation and inevitably ... vilization and more importantly to explain and analyze his own life. Tom's life starts in a time of oral tradition at the Fens and he moves into teaching at one of England's public schools. His time d ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors