First published in 1960, Albert B. Lord’s The Singer of Tales remains the fundamental study of the distinctive techniques and aesthetics of oral epic poetry. Based upon pathbreaking fieldwork conducted in the 1930s and 1950s among oral epic singers of Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia, Lord analyzes in impressive detail the techniques of oral composition in performance. He explores t...(展开全部)

This 40th anniversary edition of Albert Lord's classic work includes a CD containing the original audio recording of all the passages of heroic songs quoted in the book; a video publication of the kinescopic filming of the most valued of the singers; and selected photographs taken during Milman Parry's collecting trips in the Balkans. Parry began recording and studying a live t...(展开全部)

作者简介：阿尔伯特・贝茨・洛德（Albert Baters Lord，1912-1991），美国哈佛大学教授，文学教育家，南斯拉夫史诗和“口头文学”领域的著名学者。“帕里-洛德口头理论”（the Parry-Lord Oral Theory）的创立者之一。1959年起任哈佛大学“帕里口头文学资料馆”名誉馆长。主要著述有：《塞尔维亚-克罗地亚民歌》（1951年，与贝拉・巴尔托克合编），《塞尔维亚-克罗地亚英雄歌》（第1、2卷1952-54年出版，与拜纳姆合编；第3、4卷1975年出版），《塞尔维亚-克罗地亚语初步》（1958年）、《故事的歌手》（1960年第1版，2000年第2版），《保加利亚语初步》（1962年，与拜纳姆合编），《保加利亚文学读本》（1968年），《史诗歌手与口头传统》（1991年）。其中《故事的歌手》充分代表了洛德的学术思想和独特贡...(展开全部)

With more than 200,000 copies in print, "The Craft of Research" is the unrivaled resource for researchers at every level, from first-year undergraduates to research reporters at corporations and government offices.Now, seasoned researchers and educators Gregory G. Colomb and Joseph M. Williams present an updated third edition of their classic handbook, whose first and second ed...(展开全部)

Designed for beginners,this best-selling textbook provides a lively introduction to the study of language.Starting from the basics,it provides a solid foundation in all of the essential topics,and introduces the analysis of the key elements of language——sounds,words,structures and meanings. A wide range of fascinating questions are explored,such as how conversation works,how c...(展开全部)

Designed for beginners,this best-selling textbook provides a lively introduction to the study of language.Starting from the basics,it provides a solid foundation in all of the essential topics,and introduces the analysis of the key elements of language——sounds,words,structures and meanings. A wide range of fascinating questions are explored,such as how conversation works,how c...(展开全部)

With more than 200,000 copies in print, "The Craft of Research" is the unrivaled resource for researchers at every level, from first-year undergraduates to research reporters at corporations and government offices.Now, seasoned researchers and educators Gregory G. Colomb and Joseph M. Williams present an updated third edition of their classic handbook, whose first and second ed...(展开全部)

This Third Edition of Kenneth Katzner's best-selling guide to languages is essential reading for language enthusiasts everywhere. Written with the non-specialist in mind, its user-friendly style and layout, delightful original passages and exotic scripts will continue to fascinate reader. This new edition has been thoroughly revised to include more languages, more countries and...(展开全部)

阿尔伯特・洛德的经典力作《故事的歌手》出版40周年后得到再版，……洛德和他的老师帕里搜集整理并研究了活态的口头传统，他们的目的是要回答古老的荷马问题：在欧洲文学传统发轫之初，《伊亚特》和《奥德赛》的作者是如何创作这两部伟大史诗的。《故事的歌手》凝结着帕里和他的学生洛德的不朽贡献。该书的主旨便是揭示和证明口头诗歌是一种创作和表演相互结合的过程。这部影响广泛的著作现在被重新刊行，附有《新版序言》，增加了珍贵的音像材料，本书因为注入新的内容而大大丰富了，充分保证了它对每一个爱好艺术和口头技法的人，具有持久的魅力。

In the new edition of this highly successful book, Harold Schonberg traces the consecutive line of composers from Monteverdi to the tonalists of the 1990s through a series of fascinating biographical chapters. Music is a continually evolving art, and there have been no geniuses, however great, who have not been influenced by their predecessors. The great composers are here pres...(展开全部)