THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A COMPARATIVE APPROACH IN THE STUDY OF ORAL LITERATURE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21618/phs2101201mKeywords:
comparative literature, oral tradition, comparative method, oral-formulaic theory, traditionAbstract
The focus of this paper will be the exploration of the significance of a comparative approach in the study of oral literature. The overview of the development of comparative literature from its roots as established in Goethe’s letters to Eckermann as early as the 19th century, as well as the theories of the creation of oral literature will be utilised to follow the unfolding of comparative literature thought, but also the ways in which it accompanied the study of oral literature. From the Romanticist philosophy, to different theories (Mythological, Migration and Anthropological) and methods (Historical-Geographic), to the very precise analytical approach of Milman Parry and Albert Lord’s oral-formulaic theory, which stemmed from the Homeric Question, we will indicate the advantages of this approach in oral literature study, but also the potential setbacks and pitfalls which are to be avoided promptly. The aim of this paper is to make an analysis of the ways in which the comparative thought has evolved, what its current stage of development is and what implications this has for oral literature study.
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