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Story, Performance, and Event

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This analysis of the literary qualities of orally performed art is based on a body of entertaining Texan narratives collected by the author over the last fifteen years. The author's main emphasis is on the act of storytelling, not just the text. He looks at the interrelationships between the narrated events, the narrative texts and the situations in which they are narrated.

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Story, Performance, and Event, Richard W. Bauman

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1986
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Title
Story, Performance, and Event
Language
English
Released
1986
Format
Paperback
ISBN10
052131111X
ISBN13
9780521311113
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This analysis of the literary qualities of orally performed art is based on a body of entertaining Texan narratives collected by the author over the last fifteen years. The author's main emphasis is on the act of storytelling, not just the text. He looks at the interrelationships between the narrated events, the narrative texts and the situations in which they are narrated.