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.
- ISBN10 0470773898
- ISBN13 9780470773895
- Publish Date 28 February 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
- Pages 200
- Language English