Albert Singer's Books

Epic Singers and Oral Tradition

By: Albert Bates Lord

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Epic Singers and Oral Tradition

By: Albert Bates Lord

Albert Bates Lord here offers an unparalleled overview of the nature of oral-traditional epic songs and the practices of the singers who composed them. Shaped by the conviction that theory should be based on what singers actually do, and have done in times past, the essays collected here span half a century of Lord's research on the oral tradition from Homer to the twentieth century. Drawing on his extensive fieldwork in living oral traditions and on the theoretical writings of Milman Parry, Lord concentrates on the singers and their art as manifested in texts of performance. In thirteen essays, some previously unpublished and all of them revised for book publication, he explores questions of composition, transmittal, and interpretation and raises important comparative issues. Individual chapters discuss aspects of the Homeric poems, South Slavic oral-traditional epics, the songs of Avdo Metedovic, Beowulf and Anglo-Saxon poetry, the medieval Greek Digenis Akritas and other medieval epics, central Asiatic and Balkan epics, the Finnish Kalevala, and the Bulgarian oral epic. The work of one of the most respected scholars of his generation, Epic Singers and Oral Tradition will be an invaluable resource for scholars and students of myth and folklore, classicists, medievalists, Slavists, comparatists, literary theorists, and anthropologists.

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281

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Cornell University Press

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ISBN 10

1501731920

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9781501731921

Hungarian Authors; a Bibliographical Handbook

By: Albert Tezla

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Hungarian Authors; a Bibliographical Handbook

By: Albert Tezla

This exceptional bibliography, a pioneer work in its field, surveys Hungarian literature from its beginnings to 1965. Tezla begins his coverage of each author with a brief biographical account offering pertinent data on family background, education, and literary activities. The sketch provides observations on the writings of the author and his place in Hungarian literature, and a record of the languages into which his works have been translated. Further material on the author is divided into annotated sections noting bibliographical, biographical, and critical studies.

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830

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Harvard University Press

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ISBN 10

0674426509

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9780674426504

The Singer of Tales

By: Albert Bates Lord,Stephen Arthur Mitchell,Gregory Nagy

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The Singer of Tales

By: Albert Bates Lord,Stephen Arthur Mitchell,Gregory Nagy

Discusses the oral tradition as a theory of literary composition and its applications to Homeric and medieval epic.

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356

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Harvard University Press

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ISBN 10

0674002830

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9780674002838

Music of the Old South

Colony to Confederacy

By: Albert Stoutamire

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Music of the Old South

Colony to Confederacy

By: Albert Stoutamire

Each chapter covers a specific period of the eighteenth or nineteenth century, and major areas of activity examined include music on public and social occasions, music merchantry and instruction, concerts, the theater, and music of the church. 42 photographic reproductions.

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374

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Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

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ISBN 10

0838679102

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9780838679104

Griots and Griottes

Masters of Words and Music

By: Thomas Albert Hale

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Griots and Griottes

Masters of Words and Music

By: Thomas Albert Hale

A comprehensive illustrated portrait of griots and griottes including extensive reference materials.

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438

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0253334586

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9780253334589

Bioethics

An Introduction to the History, Methods, and Practice

By: Nancy Ann Silbergeld Jecker,Albert R. Jonsen,Robert A. Pearlman

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Bioethics

An Introduction to the History, Methods, and Practice

By: Nancy Ann Silbergeld Jecker,Albert R. Jonsen,Robert A. Pearlman

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562

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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ISBN 10

0763743143

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9780763743147

The American Legal System

Perspectives, Politics, Processes, and Policies

By: Albert P. Melone,Allan Karnes

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The American Legal System

Perspectives, Politics, Processes, and Policies

By: Albert P. Melone,Allan Karnes

Firmly anchored in social science concepts, the second edition of The American Legal System demonstrates the relationships among private law, the business legal environment, and public law issues, as well as related subjects of interest. This fifteen-chapter book is divided into three parts. Part I places the legal system in a political perspective centering on the origins of the law, schools of jurisprudence, branches and functions of law, legitimacy of law, how the judiciary functions in the federal system of government, and judicial interpretation and decision making. Part II contrasts legal processes: civil suits for money damages, criminal processes, equity justice, administrative processes, and alternative dispute resolution. Part III centers on the legal norms or rules governing both civil and criminal conduct, property law, family law, contract law, and government regulation of business. Throughout, the text features edited court opinions--many new to this edition--illustrating lively and thought-provoking controversies that are certain to spark student interest. Among the many compelling issues addressed are the legal and constitutional controversies surrounding the Bush Administration's "War on Terror," and the socially explosive developments concerning same-sex marriage. In addition, each chapter includes at least three comparative notes showing how other legal cultures in different nation-states treat legal matters. A wealth of pedagogical features--chapter-opening objectives; key terms, names, and concepts; a glossary, discussion questions, and appendices--are included to aid student comprehension. The authors have prepared an Instructor's Manual and Test Bank to facilitate the book's use in the classroom.

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724

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

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ISBN 10

0742547531

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9780742547537

Becoming a Reader

The Experience of Fiction from Childhood to Adulthood

By: J. A. Appleyard,Joseph Albert Appleyard

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Becoming a Reader

The Experience of Fiction from Childhood to Adulthood

By: J. A. Appleyard,Joseph Albert Appleyard

Becoming a Reader in allowing us to predict our reading experience, allows us, as adults, to choose what to do with the power which reading gives us.

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244

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Cambridge University Press

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ISBN 10

052146756X

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9780521467568

World Warden

By: Albert Nothlit

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World Warden

By: Albert Nothlit

Human colonists aren’t the only intelligent life on planet New Skye. When a wurl queen kidnaps Elias’s brother, Elias and Tristan must brave the alien wilderness to rescue him. And in the vast ocean they must cross lies something ancient that should not be disturbed….

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725

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DSP Publications

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ISBN 10

1641083433

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9781641083430

An Annotated Bibliography of Jazz Fiction and Jazz Fiction Criticism

By: Richard N. Albert

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An Annotated Bibliography of Jazz Fiction and Jazz Fiction Criticism

By: Richard N. Albert

Albert provides a survey of the impact of jazz on both American and foreign fiction, along with an annotated listing of almost 400 short stories, novels, plays, and jazz fiction criticism. Access is augmented by an index of novels, plays, and short stories and by a general index. Albert examines the strong impact jazz and the blues have had on fiction. The annotated listing of 400 novels, short stories, and jazz fiction criticism will serve as a resource for those doing research in both music and literature, as well as serving as a reading guide for jazz devotees who are looking for literature with a jazz motif. Access is augmented by an index of novels, plays, and short stories and by a general index.

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134

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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ISBN 10

0313064873

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9780313064876

Historical Introduction to Philosophy

By: Albert B. Hakim

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Historical Introduction to Philosophy

By: Albert B. Hakim

This text/anthology is designed to lead beginning students to an appreciation of Western philosophy through an exploration of its history, the problems (classical questions) it has dealt with, and the major philosophers and their works within that historical setting.

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834

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Routledge

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1315509830

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9781315509839

Plain and Fancy

A Musical Comedy

By: Albert Hague,Joseph Stein

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Plain and Fancy

A Musical Comedy

By: Albert Hague,Joseph Stein

Two sophisticated New Yorkers, with property to sell, find themselves stranded in Bird-in-Hand, PA and their encounters with the local Amish provide a charming and eye-opening look into the 'plain' people of this rural enclave as "country mouse meets city mouse.""-Publisher.

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124

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Samuel French, Inc.

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ISBN 10

0573680485

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9780573680489

Book's by Albert Singer

Epic Singers and Oral Tradition

Epic Singers and Oral Tradition

Hungarian Authors; a Bibliographical Handbook

Hungarian Authors; a Bibliographical Handbook

The Singer of Tales

The Singer of Tales

Music of the Old South

Music of the Old South

Griots and Griottes

Griots and Griottes

Bioethics

Bioethics

The American Legal System

The American Legal System

Becoming a Reader

Becoming a Reader

World Warden

World Warden

An Annotated Bibliography of Jazz Fiction and Jazz Fiction Criticism

An Annotated Bibliography of Jazz Fiction and Jazz Fiction Criticism

Historical Introduction to Philosophy

Historical Introduction to Philosophy

Plain and Fancy

Plain and Fancy

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