“... these kind of features are strong indicators of a strong oral tradition, that the writing was more an aid of what… — Keith Small Copy Share Image
People say modernism killed poetry for them: it doesn't rhyme, it doesn't touch a popular musical oral tradition. Years ago, you memorized… — Campbell McGrath Copy Share Image
Writing with a simplified alphabet checked the power of custom of an oral tradition but implied a decline in the power of… — Harold Innis Copy Share Image
I have been given something really, really special and really unique, and it is not just in and of itself having learned… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
My very first lessons in the art of telling stories took place in the kitchen . . . my mother and three… — Paule Marshall Copy Share Image
“There’s a saying in the oral tradition of storytelling that when you tell a story, when you give out a story, it… — Ishmael Beah Copy Share Image
It is suggested that all written works, including this one, have dangerous implications to the vitality of an oral tradition and to… — Harold Innis Copy Share Image
I think we fool ourselves and really negate a great deal of history if we think that the oral history of poetry… — Saul Williams Copy Share Image
Gershwin's melodic gift was phenomenal. His songs contain the essence of New York in the 1920s and have deservedly become classics of… — George Gershwin Copy Share Image
A necessary part of our intelligence is on the line as the oral tradition becomes less and less important. There was a… — Wes Jackson Copy Share Image
People get strange about whether you've written your own songs, which seems really stupid considering that, especially in Country Music, it's about… — Neko Case Copy Share Image
Though now we think of fairy tales as stories intended for very young children, this is a relatively modern idea. In the… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“The loss of that oral tradition and the breakdown of communication between generations had set my family adrift, floating aimlessly without history… — Diane Wilson Copy Share Image
