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Author Fox, James J., 1940-

Title Master poets, ritual masters : the art of oral composition among the Rotenese of Eastern Indonesia / James J. Fox.

Publication Info. Canberra : ANU Press, 2016.

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Description 1 online resource (460 pages)
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Physical Medium monochrome
Summary This is a study in oral poetic composition. It examines how oral poets compose their recitations. Specifically, it is a study of the recitations of 17 separate master poets from the Island of Rote recorded over a period of 50 years.
Local Note JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access
Subject Folk poetry, Indonesian -- Indonesia -- Rote Ndao.
Folk poetry, Indonesian.
Indonesia -- Rote Ndao.
Oral tradition -- Indonesia -- Rote Ndao.
Oral tradition.
Oral-formulaic analysis.
Oral-formulaic analysis.
Folk literature, Indonesian -- History and criticism.
Folk literature, Indonesian.
Rote Ndao (Indonesia) -- Poetry.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Poetry.
Electronic books.
Poetry.
Other Form: Print version: Fox, James J. Master poets, ritual masters : The art of oral composition among the Rotenese of Eastern Indonesia. Canberra : ANU Press, ©2016 9781760460051
ISBN 9781760460068 (electronic book)
1760460060 (electronic book)
1760460052
9781760460051