03516oam 22006614a 450 991027235490332120211202135029.01-5017-2321-91-5017-2322-710.7591/9781501723223(CKB)4340000000258186(MiAaPQ)EBC5317492(OCoLC)1046050690(MdBmJHUP)muse67538(DE-B1597)496643(OCoLC)1042012363(DE-B1597)9781501723223(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/89110(EXLCZ)99434000000025818619941121d1995 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierHeroic Poets, Poetic HeroesThe Ethnography of Performance in an Arabic Oral Epic Tradition /Dwight Fletcher ReynoldsCornell University Press2018Ithaca, N.Y. :Cornell University Press,1995.©1995.1 online resource (246 pages) illustrations, photographsMyth and Poetics0-8014-3174-3 1-5017-2323-5 9781501723216 Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-238) and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Illustrations --Foreword /Nagy, Gregory --Preface --Notes on Transcription and Transliteration --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 --IndexAn 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.Myth and poetics.Rites and ceremoniesEgyptOral traditionEgyptFolkloreEgyptPerformanceEpic poetry, ArabicEgyptHistory and criticismEthnologyEgyptEgyptSocial life and customsFolklore, myths & legendsRites and ceremoniesOral traditionFolklorePerformance.Epic poetry, ArabicHistory and criticism.Ethnology398/.0962Reynolds Dwight Fletcher1956-690109MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910272354903321Heroic poets , poetic heroes1241194UNINA