Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

David Riesman. The Oral Tradition, the Written Word, and the Screen Image. Address delivered in connection with the dedication of the Olive Kettering Library, Antioch College Founders Day, October 5, 1955. Yellow Springs: Antioch Press.

A brief exploration (40 pp.) of the implications of various media for the messages they transmit, with emphasis on the collectivity of oral tradition and the distancing, individualizing force of print.
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