Bøker av Ruth Finnegan

This classic study is an introduction to ""oral poetry,"" a broad subject which Ruth Finnegan interprets as ranging from American folksongs, Eskimo lyrics, and modern popular songs to medieval oral literature, the heroic poems of Homer, and recent epic compositions in Asia or the Pacific. The book employs a broad comparative perspective and considers oral poetry from Africa, Asia, and Oceania as well as Europe and America. The results of Finnegan's vast research illuminate and suggest fresh conclusions to many current controversies: the nature of oral tradition and oral composition; the notion of a special oral style; possible connection between types of poetry and types of society; the differences between oral and written communication; and the role of poets in non-literate societies. Drawing on insights from anthropology and literary scholarship, Oral Poetry attempts to create a greater appreciation of the literary aspects of this fascinating form of poetry. Finnegan quotes extensively from a wide variety of sources, mainly in translation. The discussion is presented in non-technical language and will be of interest not only to sociologists and social anthropologists, but also to all those interested in comparative literature and in folk poetry from cultures around the world. The re-issue of this text, widely used in folklore, anthropology, and comparative literature courses, comes at an appropriate juncture in interdisciplinary scholarship, which is witnessing the breakdown of traditional disciplinary boundaries and an increase in the comparative study of oral poetry. For this volume Ruth Finnegan has provided a new foreword relating the text to more recent developments.Ruth Finnegan OBE, FBA, Emeritus Professor Open University. Her work has mainly been on oral performance, narrative, the ethnography of music, and communicating (including extra-sensory perception). Her publications include Oral Literature in Africa, The Hidden Musicians, Communicating: the Multiple Modes of Human Communication, Why Do We Quote? and, most recently, the novels Black Inked Pearl, Voyage of Pearl of the Seas, and The Helix Pearl. Born in Ireland, she now lives in Old Bletchley, southern England.

A short account of the life and writings of the English anthropologist Ruth Finnegan FBA. Part memoir, part reference.

An award-winning unput-downable tale of two children building a boat from a log they find buried in the sand and sailing off to far-off fantastic lands in a stormy sea-driven adventure with their faithful - but accident-prone - dog Holly. There they learn much wisdom from a king who, like God, has many names. After an incredible sacrifice of his dearest dream by the boy (now growing up) they return - another dream - to a family tea with their loved ones. The tale is a prequel and companion to Ruth Finnegans award-winning epic romance Black inked pearl, here adapted for preteens but characterised by (in a simpler form) the same unique dream-like and enchanted style as in the original novel.

RECOMMENDED BY ROWAN WILLIAMS, 104TH ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY WINNER (FRIENDSHIO) BOOK EXCELLENCE An award-winning unput-downable tale of two children building a boat from a log they find buried in the sand and sailing off to far-off fantastic lands in a stormy sea-driven adventure with their faithful - but accident-prone - dog Holly. There they learn much wisdom from a king who, like God, has many names'. After an incredible sacrifice of his dearest dream by the boy (now growing up) they return - another dream - to a family tea with their loved ones. The tale is a prequel and companion to Ruth Finnegan's award-winning epic romance 'Black inked pearl', here adapted for preteens but characterised by (in a simpler form) the same unique dream-like and enchanted style as in the original novel. Five Star Review (Readers' Favorite) Silver Award (Hungry Monster). "It really fizzes" Inspirational Christian fantasy fiction.

From birth she hadn't had a chance. But she was determined to outdo them all. Who would blow her trumpet if she didn't? Selfish, wicket, worst of the lot - only the snake loved her. But would motherhood change things? One of the unique and inspirational Little Angel Books

An enlarged and updated edition of Ruth Finnegan's authoritative and fully evidenced classic., dedicated to the great Africanist scholar and lifelong friend of the Somali people ' Goosh' Andrzejewski.

An undiscovered treasure:the romance of cookery first published in America in 1911. A cross between the ease of quick-cook and the solidity and care of Mrs Beaton, interspersed with delicious period dialogue. As hard to put down as a novel. And who knew the Victorian cooks had such a ranges of dishes AND ingredients? Callender cooking.

A gathering of the best stories from past centuries, with an illuminating introduction Callender Academic

Printed first,,thought and penned last.,the innermost final thoughts by great thinkers on their world- moving works. Not to be missed. CALLENDER CLASSICS

does researching take place only in the universities? and what about the opportunities opened up by the web? you read it first here! Callender Academic

This volume of essays brings together some of this recent work by social historians of Britain, France and Italy from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. The authors concern themselves with the politics as well as the sociology of language.

Provides guidance on how to approach the study of oral forms and their performances, treating both the practicalities of fieldwork and the methods by which oral texts and performances can be observed, collected and analyzed.