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Albert B. Lord, The Singer of Tales
Introduction to the Second Edition, pp.vi–xxix
Preface, Harry Levin, pp.xxxi–xxxiii
Foreword, pp.xxxv–xxxvii
Abbreviations
Part I. The Theory
1. Introduction, pp.3–12 2. Singers: Performance and Training, pp.13–29 3. The Formula, pp.30–67 4. The Theme, pp.69–98 5. Songs and the Song, pp.99–123 6. Writing and Oral Tradition, pp.124–138 Part II. The Application
7. Homer, pp.141–157 8. The Odyssey, pp.158–185 9. The Iliad, pp.186–197 10. Some Notes on Medieval Epic, pp.198–222 Appendix I, pp.223–234 Appendix II, pp.235–241 Appendix III, pp.242–259 Appendix IV, pp.260–265 Appendix V, pp.266–271 Appendix VI, pp.272–275
Abbreviations Frequently Used in the Notes
AJA: American Journal of Archaeology
HSCP: Harvard Studies in Classical Philology
AJP: American Journal of Philology
Parry: The Milman Parry Collection in the Harvard College Library
TAPhA: Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association
Parry and Lord: Serbocroation Heroic Songs
Pauly-Wissowa: Real-Encyclopädie der Classichen Altertumswissenschaft
Lord: Serbocroation and Bulgarian texts collected by the author