Albert Lord
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Albert Lord was an American scholar of oral tradition best known for his influential work on the composition and transmission of epic poetry, particularly in relation to Homeric epics.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Albert Lord canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American scholar
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human ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Balkan studies
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Homeric scholarship ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Milman Parry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | Harvard University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Homeric studies
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classical studies ⓘ comparative literature ⓘ epic poetry ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| genre |
folklore studies
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
classics
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folklore ⓘ |
| influenced |
Homeric scholarship
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folkloristics ⓘ oral tradition studies ⓘ performance studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Milman Parry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
research on Homeric epics
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study of composition and transmission of epic poetry ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Singer of Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
folklorist
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literary scholar ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor at Harvard University ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
oral composition of epic poetry
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performance of epic singers ⓘ transmission of oral narratives ⓘ |
| studied |
Homeric epics
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Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ South Slavic oral epic tradition ⓘ oral-formulaic composition ⓘ |
| theoryDeveloped | oral-formulaic theory of epic composition ⓘ |
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