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The Merchant of Art: An Egyptian Hilali Oral Epic Poet in Performance

Susan Slyomovics 1987
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Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.). Study focuses upon the life and artistry of an illiterate professional Egyptian poet and musician, Awadallah.
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  • 978-1-62820-129-1 (e-book)
  • 978-0-52009-737-7 (paper)
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  • Folklore
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Table of Contents

  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: The Poet Outcast
  • Chapter 2: The Poet and the Ethnographer
  • Chapter 3: The History of the Arabs According to cAwaḍallah
  • Chapter 4: The Story of cĀmir Khafāji: Versions and Variants
  • Chapter 5: Poetics and Performance
    • Performance text: Section I: lines 1-218
    • Section II: lines 219-553
    • Section III: lines 554-1151
    • Section IV: lines 1152-1347
  • Chapter 6: Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Notes on Translation and Transliteration
  • Appendix B: Partial List of Oral-Formulaic Phrases and Epithets
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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