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Article: Teaching Oral Traditions
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- Journal of American Folklore
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- October 1, 2001
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Teaching Oral Traditions. Ed. John Miles Foley. (New York: The Modem Language Association, 1998. Pp. 540, introduction, works cited, index.)
The Modern Language Association has published over seventy volumes devoted to the teaching of world literature. In 1998, Teaching Oral Traditions joined this well-established series; it is an excellent resource book, for both those teaching oral traditions for the first time and those with considerable experience. John Miles Foley, Professor of Classical Studies and English and Director of the Center for Studies in Oral Tradition at the University of MissouriColumbia, is a fitting editor for the volume. Well known for his extensive publications on ...