Oral Tradition

Oral Tradition Questions and Answers

How does oral literature affect written literature?

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What is the influence of oral tradition in written Kenyan literature?

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Which of these figures (Gilgamesh, Odysseus, Oedipus, Jesus, Laval, Beowulf, Sir Gawain) would you consider to be contemporary heroes? Why or why not? Also, how do the concepts of fate differ in the stories of these figures? 

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Can people alter the limits of their memory systems?

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Please help me build an outline for a presentation on the function of  boasting in pre-Christian heroic narrative.

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