Kosmos Society Book Club | Albert Bates Lord: Epic Singers and Oral Tradition
Our Book Club readings this month are from Albert Bates Lord: Epic Singers and Oral Tradition. Read more
Albert Bates Lord
Kosmos Society Book Club | Albert Bates Lord: Epic Singers and Oral Tradition
Our Book Club readings this month are from Albert Bates Lord: Epic Singers and Oral Tradition. Read more
Yearly Round-Up 2016 at the Center for Hellenic Studies
Take a minute to explore with us the highlights of 2016 at CHS! This past year has been filled with events and activities at both CHS campuses in Washington, DC, and Nafplio, Greece, online discussions and dialogues in a friendly environment, new research opportunities, changes and additions on the CHS free online publications and the CHS website. Featured Online Publications from the Hellenic Studies Series… Read more
Now Available Online | The Singer Resumes the Tale
Now available in open-access, full-text edition in the curated books section of the CHS website: The Singer Resumes the Tale, by Albert Bates Lord Long before writing was invented, people told stories and sang songs. But how is an oral poem composed? How is it transmitted beyond its circle of listeners to future generations? One of the preeminent folklorists of his time, Albert Bates Lord (1912-1991) here… Read more
Now Available Online | The Singer Resumes the Tale
Now available in open-access, full-text edition in the curated books section of the CHS website: The Singer Resumes the Tale, by Albert Bates Lord Long before writing was invented, people told stories and sang songs. But how is an oral poem composed? How is it transmitted beyond its circle of listeners to future generations? One of the preeminent folklorists of his time, Albert Bates Lord (1912-1991) here continues… Read more
Coming Soon Online | The Singer Resumes the Tale, by Albert Bates Lord
“Not only every Homerist, but every scholar wishing to understand the roots of culture will read it eagerly. It is a deep well, and a heady draft.”—Barry B. Powell, Bryn Mawr Classical Review We are very happy to announce the forthcoming online publication of The Singer Resumes the Tale, by Albert Bates Lord, for free at the CHS website. Long before writing was invented, people told stories… Read more
Coming Soon Online | The Singer Resumes the Tale, by Albert Bates Lord
“Not only every Homerist, but every scholar wishing to understand the roots of culture will read it eagerly. It is a deep well, and a heady draft.”—Barry B. Powell, Bryn Mawr Classical Review We are very happy to announce the forthcoming online publication of The Singer Resumes the Tale, by Albert Bates Lord, for free at the CHS website. Long before writing was invented, people told stories and sang… Read more
Now Available Online | Epic Singers and Oral Tradition, by Albert Bates Lord
We are pleased to share the news that Epic Singers and Oral Tradition by Albert Bates Lord is now available in electronic form, for free, on the CHS website. In the Introduction, Lord writes: Scope alone, however impressive, and performance alone, however spectacular it may be, constitute but the outward trappings of the study of oral-traditional epic song. It is the singer and what is sung that count. They… Read more
Now Available Online | Epic Singers and Oral Tradition, by Albert Bates Lord
We are pleased to share the news that Epic Singers and Oral Tradition by Albert Bates Lord is now available in electronic form, for free, on the CHS website. In the Introduction, Lord writes: Scope alone, however impressive, and performance alone, however spectacular it may be, constitute but the outward trappings of the study of oral-traditional epic song. It is the singer and what is sung that count. They are… Read more