Heroic Poets Poetic Heroes

Author : Dwight F. Reynolds
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501723227
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heroic Poets, Poetic Heroes written by Dwight F. Reynolds and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An astonishingly rich oral epic that chronicles the early history of a Bedouin tribe, the Sirat Bani Hilal has been performed for almost a thousand years. In this ethnography of a contemporary community of professional poet-singers, Dwight F. Reynolds reveals how the epic tradition continues to provide a context for social interaction and commentary. Reynolds’s account is based on performances in the northern Egyptian village in which he studied as an apprentice to a master epic-singer. Reynolds explains in detail the narrative structure of the Sirat Bani Hilal as well as the tradition of epic singing. He sees both living epic poets and fictional epic heroes as figures engaged in an ongoing dialogue with audiences concerning such vital issues as ethnicity, religious orientation, codes of behavior, gender roles, and social hierarchies.

Author : Dwight Fletcher Reynolds
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780801482250
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heroic Poets, Poetic Heroes written by Dwight Fletcher Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dwight Fletcher Reynolds
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heroic Poets, Poetic Heroes written by Dwight Fletcher Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Si rat Bani Hilal, the oral epic of the Bani Hilal tribe, recounts the 10th-cent ury migration of this Bedouin tribe from their homeland in the Arabian peninsula to North Africa, their conquest of the region of Ifri qiya, and their eventual defeat at the hands of the Moroccan Almohad dynasty in the mid-12th century. The se historical events have given rise to a folk narrative tradition found through out the Arab world. This dissertation focuses on the social life of this epic-si nging tradition within a single village, one which is home to the largest commun ity of hereditary epic poets known in the Arab world. The regional renown of thi s community of poets, and their social status as ghajar or Gypsies, sets into sh arp relief many of the social tensions which surround the role of epic poet in r ural Egyptian society. The dissertation is divided into three parts: (1) The Eth nography of a Poetic Tradition, (2) Composition, and (3) Textual and Performance Strategies. The first section presents a general ethnographic portrait of the v illage, followed by a detailed examination of the epic poet community and their relationship to the larger society in which they live. The implications of this relationship are then traced through various traditional contexts for epic-singi ng, the story of the epic itself, and recurring structures of social interaction observed in epic performances. The second section addresses the questions of ap prenticeship, transmission, and oral-formulaic composition; a several month peri od of apprenticeship was undertaken by the author in conducting this research. F inally, an examination of the epic as frame for social interaction and criticism is presented through the analysis of performance texts from a single context, t he sahra, or private evening gathering. The figures of (living) epic poets and ( fictional) epic heroes are presented as engaged in an on-going dialogue concerni ng honor, social status, and manhood, represented not only through the narrative of the epic, but also in the parallel 'ways of speaking' of poets and heroes.

Author : Joseph Falaky Nagy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heroic Poets and Poetic Heroes in Celtic Tradition written by Joseph Falaky Nagy and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, a double issue of the CSANA Yearbook, containing articles from some of the leading scholars in Irish, Welsh, and medieval studies, honors Patrick K. Ford, the retiring Margaret Brooks Robinson Professor of Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University, and a founding member of the Celtic Studies Association of North America.

Author : Madeleine Callaghan
Publisher : Anthem Press
ISBN 13 : 1783088990
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Poet-Hero in the Work of Byron and Shelley written by Madeleine Callaghan and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2019-02-28 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Byron’s and Shelley’s experimentation with the possibilities and pitfalls of poetic heroism unites their work. The Poet-Hero in the Work of Byron and Shelley traces the evolution of the poet-hero in the work of both poets, revealing that the struggle to find words adequate to the poet’s imaginative vision and historical circumstance is their central poetic achievement. Madeleine Callaghan explores the different types of poetic heroism that evolve in Byron’s and Shelley’s poetry and drama. Both poets experiment with, challenge and embrace a variety of poetic forms and genres, and this book discusses such generic exploration in the light of their developing versions of the poet-hero. The heroism of the poet, as an idea, an ideal and an illusion, undergoes many different incarnations and definitions as both poets shape distinctive and changing conceptions of the hero throughout their careers.

Author : Madeleine Callaghan
Publisher : Anthem Press
ISBN 13 : 1783088982
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Poet-Hero in the Work of Byron and Shelley written by Madeleine Callaghan and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2019-02-28 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Byron’s and Shelley’s experimentation with the possibilities and pitfalls of poetic heroism unites their work. The Poet-Hero in the Work of Byron and Shelley traces the evolution of the poet-hero in the work of both poets, revealing that the struggle to find words adequate to the poet’s imaginative vision and historical circumstance is their central poetic achievement. Madeleine Callaghan explores the different types of poetic heroism that evolve in Byron’s and Shelley’s poetry and drama. Both poets experiment with, challenge and embrace a variety of poetic forms and genres, and this book discusses such generic exploration in the light of their developing versions of the poet-hero. The heroism of the poet, as an idea, an ideal and an illusion, undergoes many different incarnations and definitions as both poets shape distinctive and changing conceptions of the hero throughout their careers.

Author : Henry Adams Bellows
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486140601
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Poetic Edda written by Henry Adams Bellows and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-14 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vibrant compilation presents the heroic sagas of ancient Scandinavia. Its timeless legends of superhuman warriors and doomed lovers have inspired Wagner's "Ring Cycle" and Tolkien's "Middle-earth."

Author : Robert Auty
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Traditions of Heroic and Epic Poetry: The traditions written by Robert Auty and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1980 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christopher Marlowe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hero and Leander written by Christopher Marlowe and published by . This book was released on 1821 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Torquato Tasso
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Discourses on the Heroic Poem written by Torquato Tasso and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1973 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: