In terms of technical approach,holistic poetics takes the Lord-Foley oral-formulaic theory as the main line,and partially absorbs the concepts,tools and models of"ethnopoetics"and"performance theory&quo...In terms of technical approach,holistic poetics takes the Lord-Foley oral-formulaic theory as the main line,and partially absorbs the concepts,tools and models of"ethnopoetics"and"performance theory";in methodological terms,it borrows Smuts'concept of"holism"to grasp the whole picture and characteristics of oral literature from the holistic point of view,while at the same time endeavoring to combine the analytical method with the holistic one;and in terms of world view,it starts with historical materialism as the basis for understanding and analyzing the internal and external laws of oral literature.While emphasizing the synchronic method and paying attention to the relationship and interaction between different factors,holistic poetics introduces the dimension of historical development,thus presenting the artistic features and social functions of oral literature from multiple aspects.Compared with the written word and the Internet,"orality"is an information skill that has a long history but always remains new.As it has been dominant for a long time,it is a reasonable starting point for the"holistic view."展开更多
Oral literature transcends from orality to scribality and then textuality due to technological innovation. This paper seeks to evaluate the value of the characteristics of orality as applied by Oliver Kgadime Matsepe ...Oral literature transcends from orality to scribality and then textuality due to technological innovation. This paper seeks to evaluate the value of the characteristics of orality as applied by Oliver Kgadime Matsepe in his novel Legitaphiri （Unsolved Problem） （2008）. This will be done by taking into account the significance of self and community in a developing and changing society. It is important to note that all cultures are born from orality. However, the changes that the self and community undergo have a strong impact on the communications models within the community. This is influenced by the self and community, as the writer expresses his/her views by means of language that is based on a particular community.展开更多
文摘In terms of technical approach,holistic poetics takes the Lord-Foley oral-formulaic theory as the main line,and partially absorbs the concepts,tools and models of"ethnopoetics"and"performance theory";in methodological terms,it borrows Smuts'concept of"holism"to grasp the whole picture and characteristics of oral literature from the holistic point of view,while at the same time endeavoring to combine the analytical method with the holistic one;and in terms of world view,it starts with historical materialism as the basis for understanding and analyzing the internal and external laws of oral literature.While emphasizing the synchronic method and paying attention to the relationship and interaction between different factors,holistic poetics introduces the dimension of historical development,thus presenting the artistic features and social functions of oral literature from multiple aspects.Compared with the written word and the Internet,"orality"is an information skill that has a long history but always remains new.As it has been dominant for a long time,it is a reasonable starting point for the"holistic view."
文摘Oral literature transcends from orality to scribality and then textuality due to technological innovation. This paper seeks to evaluate the value of the characteristics of orality as applied by Oliver Kgadime Matsepe in his novel Legitaphiri （Unsolved Problem） （2008）. This will be done by taking into account the significance of self and community in a developing and changing society. It is important to note that all cultures are born from orality. However, the changes that the self and community undergo have a strong impact on the communications models within the community. This is influenced by the self and community, as the writer expresses his/her views by means of language that is based on a particular community.
