Format:
1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9789004502680
,
9789004125872
Series Statement:
Brill Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures 26
Content:
This volume discusses the indirect influence of oral transmission on the genesis and evolution of the Persian written epic tradition. On the basis of formal characteristics of naqqâli (Persian storytelling) performance, a set of formal and thematic criteria is proposed to determine the extent to which written Persian epics show structures ultimately deriving from oral performance. It is applied to the Shâh-nâme of Ferdowsi (c. 1000) and to the Garshâsp-nâme of Asadi (c. 1064-66). The first part of the book examines the Oral-Formulaic Theory and proposes an alternative approach focusing on naqqâli. The book may be relevant to both oralists and Iranists; it demonstrates the complex process where orality interacts with written tradition in the genesis of the Shâh-nâme
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Oral Background of Persian Epics : Storytelling and Poetry Leiden : BRILL, 2003 ISBN 9789004125872
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1163/9789004502680
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