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Proverbs, Songs, Epic Narratives, Folktales of East Asia
Yen Ping-Chiu
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Description for Proverbs, Songs, Epic Narratives, Folktales of East Asia
Hardback. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 585.
Against the background of the Parry-Lord theories of oral poetics, Dr. Yen Pingchiu, a former student of the late Professor Albert B. Lord, discusses aspects of East Asian oral/written language covering proverbs, songs, epic narratives, and folk tales. His parallel analysis and comparative approach include selected texts from East Asian traditions—those of China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Tibet—as well as Western traditions. An introductory chapter and epilogue tracing some U.S. public figures' 'patterns' of careers leading to their falls complete the study. This book contributes knowledge to our understanding of ideas in the shaping of East Asian proverbs/songs; and to our ... Read more
Against the background of the Parry-Lord theories of oral poetics, Dr. Yen Pingchiu, a former student of the late Professor Albert B. Lord, discusses aspects of East Asian oral/written language covering proverbs, songs, epic narratives, and folk tales. His parallel analysis and comparative approach include selected texts from East Asian traditions—those of China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Tibet—as well as Western traditions. An introductory chapter and epilogue tracing some U.S. public figures' 'patterns' of careers leading to their falls complete the study. This book contributes knowledge to our understanding of ideas in the shaping of East Asian proverbs/songs; and to our ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761807506
SKU
V9780761807506
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About Yen Ping-Chiu
Alsace Ping-chiu Yen received her Ph.D. in Mythology from Harvard University and is certified in foreign language pedagogy. She has taught Chinese, Chinese literature, and oral poetics at Skidmore College, Tulane University, University of Wisconsin, and Cornell, among others. ... Read more
Reviews for Proverbs, Songs, Epic Narratives, Folktales of East Asia
It is a very welcome trend that scholars have begun to write comparative studies of folk-tales in East Asia and also to compare them with tales from other areas, both East and West.
Jan-Ojvind Swahn, Lund, Sweden
Asian Folklore Studies
Jan-Ojvind Swahn, Lund, Sweden
Asian Folklore Studies