“... 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
“I wish I’d paid better attention. I didn’t yet think of time as finite. I didn’t fully appreciate the stories she told… — Jessica Maria Tuccelli Copy Share Image
For most of human history, 'literature,' both fiction and poetry, has been narrated, not written — heard, not read. So fairy tales,… — Angela Carter Copy Share Image
Language pedants hew to an oral tradition of shibboleths that have no basis in logic or style, that have been defied by… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
“I believe it is important to preserve dialects as well as the regional accents of an area. Oral tradition is still necessary… — Patricia H. Graham Copy Share Image
Americans, more than any other culture on earth, are cookbook cooks; we learn to make our meals not from any oral tradition,… — John Thorne Copy Share Image
I grew up in Sierra Leone, in a small village where as a boy my imagination was sparked by the oral tradition… — Ishmael Beah Copy Share Image
Although it is tempting to imagine an ancient era innocent of biochemical weaponry, in fact this Pandora's box of horrors was opened… — Adrienne Mayor Copy Share Image
We have oral traditions in Mali, and songs are passed down and around this way. I think in the US you can… — Vieux Farka Toure Copy Share Image
“Here is an oral tradition, legends passed from mouth to mouth, a communal myth created invariably at the base of the mango… — Ryszard Kapuściński Copy Share Image
Following the invention of writing, the special form of heightened language, characteristic of the oral tradition and a collective society, gave way… — Harold Innis Copy Share Image
There's been resistance to every new technology that's ever been introduced. When books came out hundreds of years ago, there were complaints… — Jeremy Stoppelman Copy Share Image
My love of storytelling comes from oral tradition, the stories from my grandmother and conversations with [my] mother. The world is full… — Lucrecia Martel Copy Share Image