The Growth of Literature

Table of Contents

Preface
Corrigenda
Explanatory note on 'types' and 'saga'
Part I. Russian Oral Literature:
1. Introduction. Oral tradition and writing
2. Heroic poetry. The Byliny
3. The heroic milieu. Individualism in the heroic poems
4. Historical and unhistorical elements in the Byliny
5. The texts
6. Saga
7. Non-heroic poetry. The Stikhi (1)
8. Poetry relating to scriptural subjects and to the saints of the Greek church. The Stikhi (2)
9. Post-heroic, antiquarian, gnomic and descriptive poetry and saga
10. Poetry relating to unspecified individuals
11. The recitation and composition of heroic poetry and saga. The Skaziteli
12. The recitation and composition of religious poetry. The Kalêki
13. The popular poet and story-teller
List of abbreviations used in Part I
Part II. Yugoslav Oral Poetry:
1. Introduction. Literature and writing
2. Heroic poetry
3. Non-heroic poetry
4. The heroic milieu. Individualism
5. Unhistorical elements in heroic poetry
6. Poetry relating to supernatural beings
7. Poetry relating to unspecified individuals
8. The remaining categories. (1) Antiquarian poetry, (2) Gnomic, descriptive and mantic poetry
9. The texts
10. Recitation and composition. The poet
Part III. Early Indian Literature:
1. Introduction. Literature and writing
2. Heroic poetry
3. The heroic milieu. Individualism
4. Non-heroic poetry and saga
5. Historical and unhistorical elements in heroic poetry
6. Poetry and saga relating to deities
7. Antiquarian learning
8. Gnomic and descriptive poetry
9. Poetry (and prose) relating to unspecified individuals
10. Mantic poetry and prose
11. The texts
12. Recitation and composition. The author
Part IV. Early Hebrew Literature:
1. Introduction. Literature and writing
2. The heroic age. Heroic saga and poetry
3. Non-heroic saga and poetry
4. The heroic milieu. Individualism
5. Historical and unhistorical elements in heroic poetry
6. Antiquarian learning
7. Theological and mantic literature
8. Gnomic and descriptive literature. Literature relating to unspecified individuals
9. The texts. Recitation and composition
10. The author
Index.