The Role of the Poet in Early Societies

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Publication Type  Book
Citation Key  310
Year of Publication  1989
Authors  Bloomfield, M.; Dunn, C.
City  Cambridge
Publisher  D.S Brewer
ISBN Number  0859913473
Key Words  history, myth, epistemology
Abstract  

Using various Northern European peoples (1100-1500 AD) and their mythologies as examples, this book traces the bardic tradition and the importance of narration as a keeper of history, tranferrer of knowledge and guide for social control.