A Model of Defiance: Reimagining the Comparative Analysis of Concealed Discourse in Text
Jillian G. Shoichet
This paper proposes that diverse oral-traditional cultures may use similar processes to conceal expressions of political or social subversion in…
A New Algorithm for Extracting Formulas from Poetic Texts and Formulaic Density of Russian Bylinas
Dmitry Nikolayev
The problem of identifying formulas in poetic texts played an important role in folkloristics and several other fields, such as…
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James Weldon Johnson and the Speech Lab Recordings
Chris Mustazza
On December 24, 1935, James Weldon Johnson read thirteen of his poems at Columbia University, in a recording session engineered…
The Silent Debate Over the Igor Tale
Robert Mann
Mann develops an interpretation of the Slovo o polka Igoreve that focuses on its composer’s expectations and its audience’s perceptions…
Traditional Poetry in Contemporary Senegal: A Case Study of Wolof Kasak Songs
Cheikh Tidiane Lo
Lo addresses Wolof kasak songs in Senegal. He examines the contextual frame in which they are performed, the system of…
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The Ch’orti’ Maya Myths of Creation
Kerry Hull
The Ch’orti’ Maya of southern Guatemala have a rich mythology regarding the creation of the world and the human race.…
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