Bauman, Richard
A World of Others' Words: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Intertextuality
Drawing on his work in Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, North America, Ghana, and Fiji, linguistic anthropologist and folklorist Richard Bauman presents a series of ethnographic case studies that offer a sparkling look at intertextuality as communicative practice.
- A fascinating perspective on intertextuality: the idea that written and spoken texts speak to one another, e.g. through genre or allusions.
- Presents a series of ethnographic case studies to illustrate the topic.
- Draws on a broad range of oral performances and literary records from across the world.
- The author’s introduction sets a framework for the analysis of genre, perform and intertextuality.
- Shows how performers blend genres, e.g., telling stories about riddles or legends about magical verses, or constructing sales pitches.
Keywords: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural SOC002010
- Author(s)
- Bauman, Richard
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2008
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 200 pages
- Category
- Geography, Travel
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9781405143615
- Printed ISBN
- 9781405116053