ISBN10: 0801431743, ISBN13: 9780801431746, [publisher: Cornell University Press, Ithaca and London] Hardcover First Edition First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall in lilac cloth w/red spine medallion and gold titles. Fine book in like DJ. xviii, 243pp inc. textual footnotes, Appendix, Works Cited, Index; illustrated in photos, tables. 128 p.
[Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1995]

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Cornell University Press 1995 Hard cover Very good

ISBN10: 0801431743, ISBN13: 9780801431746, [publisher: Cornell University Press] Hardcover
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ISBN10: 0801431743, ISBN13: 9780801431746, [publisher: Cornell University Press] Hardcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
[Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1995]

Cornell University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Cornell University Press ISBN 0801431743 9780801431746 [US]

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Cornell University Press, Date: 1995-05-11. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Binding is tight clean & crisp. Dj in mylar in very good condition. 1995. Cornell University Press ISBN 0801431743 9780801431746 [US]

ISBN10: 0801431743, ISBN13: 9780801431746, [publisher: Cornell University Press] Hardcover First Edition Volume, measuring approximately 6.5" x 9.5", is bound in lilac cloth, with stamped gilt lettering and gilt-lettered red compartment to spine. Book is in fine condition, with firm binding, clean and bright pages. Dust jacket, preserved in mylar cover, is also in fine condition. xviii/243 pages. "An astonishingly rich oral epic that chronicles the early history of a Bedouin tribe, the Sirat Bani Hilal has been performed for almost a thousand years. In this ethnography of a contemporary community of professional poet-singers, Dwight F. Reynolds reveals how the epic tradition continues to provide a context for social interaction and commentary. Reynolds's account is based on performances in the northern Egyptian village in which he studied as an apprentice to a master epic-singer. Reynolds explains in detail the narrative structure of the Sirat Bani Hilal as well as the tradition of epic singing. He sees both living epic poets and fictional epic heroes as figures engaged in an ongoing dialogue with audiences concerning such vital issues as ethnicity, religious orientation, codes of behavior, gender roles, and social hierarchies."
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Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, Date: 1995. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 128 pp. Contents; Introduction: The Tradition -- Part One: The Ethnography of a Poetic Tradition -- I. The Village -- 2. Poets Inside and Outside the Epic -- 3. The Economy of Poetic Style -- Part Two: Textual and Performance Strategies in the Sahra -- 4. The Interplay of Genres -- 5. The Sahra as Social Interaction -- Conclusion: Epic Text and Context -- Appendix: Texts in Transliteration -- Works Cited -- Index. Subjects; S rat Ban Hil l. Anthropology. Folklore & Mythology. Rites and ceremonies Egypt. Oral tradition. Ethnology. Manners and customs. 1995. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press ISBN 0801431743 9780801431746 [IE]

ISBN10: 0801431743, ISBN13: 9780801431746, [publisher: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press] Hardcover First Edition Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 128 pp. Contents; Introduction: The Tradition -- Part One: The Ethnography of a Poetic Tradition -- I. The Village -- 2. Poets Inside and Outside the Epic -- 3. The Economy of Poetic Style -- Part Two: Textual and Performance Strategies in the Sahra -- 4. The Interplay of Genres -- 5. The Sahra as Social Interaction -- Conclusion: Epic Text and Context -- Appendix: Texts in Transliteration -- Works Cited -- Index. Subjects; S rat Ban Hil l. Anthropology. Folklore & Mythology. Rites and ceremonies Egypt. Oral tradition. Ethnology. Manners and customs. 1 Kg.
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1995]
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Ithaca: Cornell University Press, Date: 1995. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full purple cloth boards show slight edge wear. Previous owner's name has been whited out on front endpaper. 244 pages. 1995. Cornell University Press ISBN 0801431743 9780801431746 [US]

U.S.A.: Cornell University Press. A beautifully clean, crisp, hardcover copy in fine condition. Fine DJ in mylar cover. . Fine. Hardcover. Date: 1995. 1995. Cornell University Press ISBN 0801431743 9780801431746 [US]

Ithaca Cornell University Press 1995 Hard Cover Near Fine in Near Fine jacket Literary Criticism A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full purple cloth boards show slight edge wear. Previous owner's name has been whited out on front endpaper. 244 pages.

ISBN10: 0801431743, ISBN13: 9780801431746, [publisher: Cornell University Press] Hardcover
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1995]

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ISBN10: 0801431743, ISBN13: 9780801431746, [publisher: Cornell University Press] Hardcover Like New
[Redhill, SURRE, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1995]

ISBN10: 0801431743, ISBN13: 9780801431746, [publisher: Cornell University Press, Ithaca ; London] Hardcover First Edition Book Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine DJ with slight tropical speckling to Page Edges. Otherwise, clean, clear text in tightly bound volume. No internal inscriptions, markings or stains. First Edition. First Printing. 8vo. - 243pp. Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches. Weight: 1.4 pounds. An astonishingly rich oral epic that chronicles the early history of a Bedouin tribe, the Srat Ban Hill has been performed for almost a thousand years. In this ethnography of a contemporary community of professional poet-singers, Dwight F. Reynolds reveals how the epic tradition continues to provide a context for social interaction and commentary. This work introduces an important new perspective into the Myth and Poetics series. An intensive study of heroic poetry (the Sirat Bani Hilal epic) in al-Bakatush, the Nile Delta ¿village of the poets,¿ this book concretely illustrates the centrality of performance in the very process of composition or recomposition in oral traditions. Or, to put it in Saussure¿s terms, we see how the element of parole is key to understanding the langue of the poetic process. Reynolds¿s emphasis on the performative dimension of oral poetics gives the reader a chance to observe how an oral tradition works in its own social framework. The author explains the tradition itself, not just a given text sample of the tradition. Another ...