Oral literature corresponds in the sphere of the spoken (oral) word to literature as literature operates in the domain of the written word. Literature is the Art of written works Literally translated the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter It thus forms a generally more fundamental component of culture, but operates in many ways as one might expect literature to do. Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate" generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic The Ugandan scholar Pio Zirimu introduced the term orature in an attempt to avoid an oxymoron, but oral literature remains more common both in academic and popular writing. The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa.
Pre-literate societies, by definition, have no written literature, but may possess rich and varied oral traditions—such as folk epics, folklore and folksong—that effectively constitute an oral literature. Oral tradition, oral culture and oral lore is a way for a society to transmit history, literature, law and other Knowledges An epic is a lengthy Narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation History The concept of folklore developed as part of the 19th century ideology of Romantic nationalism, leading to the reshaping of oral traditions to serve modern ideological Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous
Literate societies may continue an oral tradition - particularly within the family (for example bedtime stories) or informal social structures. " Bedtime Story " is a song by American Singer Madonna from her 1994 album Bedtime Stories. The telling of urban legends may be considered an example of oral literature, as can jokes. An urban legend or urban myth is a form of modern Folklore consisting of stories thought to be factual by those circulating them
Performance poetry is a genre of poetry that consciously shuns the written form. Performance poetry is Poetry that is specifically composed for or during performance before an audience
See also
- Akyn
- Ethnopoetics
- Hainteny
- Improvisation
- Intangible Cultural Heritage
- Kamishibai
- Korean storytelling
- Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
- National epic
- Oral history
- Orality
- Pantun
- Patha
- Seanachai
- Storytelling
Bibliography
- Ong, W. Akyns ( Kazakh: ақын/aqın Kyrgyz: Акын/Akyn Russian: акын) are improvising Poets and Singers in Ethnopoetics is a poetic movement and subfield in Linguistics, and Anthropology. Hainteny (/ˌhainˈteni/ Malagasy for "knowledge of words" is a traditional form of Malagasy Oral literature and Poetry, involving Improvisation (also called extemporization) is the practice of acting singing talking and reacting of making and creating in the moment and in response to the stimulus of The notion of intangible cultural heritage (ICH emerged in the 90s as a counter part to the World Heritage that focusses mainly on tangible aspects of culture Kamishibai (紙芝居 literally "paper drama" is a form of Storytelling that originated in Japanese Buddhist temples in the 12th century where The Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity is a list maintained by UNESCO with pieces of Intangible culture considered relevant by that A national epic is an epic poem or similar work which seeks or is believed to capture and express the essence or spirit of a particular Nation; not necessarily a Oral history can be defined as the recording preservation and interpretation of historical information, based on the personal experiences and opinions of the speaker Orality can be defined as Thought and its verbal expression in societies where the technologies of Literacy (especially writing and print are unfamiliar to most of The pantun is a Malay Poetic form. The pantun originated as a traditional oral form of expression The oral tradition of the Vedas ( Śrauta) consists of several pathas, "recitations" or ways of chanting the Vedic Mantras Such traditions A seanchaí ( or - plural seanchaithe Other uses of the term Other uses of the term Since the Scots speak essentially the same Gaelic language as the Storytelling is the ancient art of conveying events in Words Images and Sounds often by Improvisation or embellishment (1982) Orality and Literacy: the technologizing of the word. New York: Methuen Press.
- Vansina, J. (1978) 'Oral Tradition, Oral History: Achievements and Perspectives', in B. Bernardi, C. Poni and A. Triulzi (Eds. ) Fonti Orali, Oral Sources, Sources Orales. Milan: Franco Angeli, pp. 59-74.
- Vansina, J. (1961) Oral Tradition. A Study in Historical Methodology. Chicago and London: Aldine and Routledge & Kegan Paul.
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