LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MEDIEVAL WOMEN WRITERS
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As a term associated only with religious written literature
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As a device used to describe the flaws in the oral tradition
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As a technique that became popular after the invention of the printing press
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As a method of composing stories in the oral tradition
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explore the glossary of poetic terms. The oral-formulaic method is a formula of repetition used by oral epic singers to allow for more fluent composition and memorization. From A Poet’s Glossary.
Detailed explanation-2: -Oral-formulaic theory in Anglo-Saxon poetry refers to the application of the hypotheses of Milman Parry and Albert Lord on the Homeric Question to verse written in Old English. That is, the theory proposes that certain features of at least some of the poetry may be explained by positing oral-formulaic composition.
Detailed explanation-3: -The singing of epic songs is very ancient. It is clear that it began in an “oral” period. Tradition, that is to say, all the singers before and contemporaneous with each singer/performer, bequeathed to him a technique of composing songs in performance.
Detailed explanation-4: -Since it was first brought into modern critical consciousness by Milman Parry over half a century ago, the recognition of a distinctly oral mode of verbal artistry has sponsored a broadening interdisciplinary movement that now encompasses oral “literary” traditions from many parts of the world.