The Growth of Literature
2 part set

Table of Contents

Preface
Part I. The Oral Literature of the Tatars:
1. Introduction
2. Heroic poetry and saga
3. The heroic milieu. Individualism in the heroic poems
4. Non-heroic poetry and saga
5. Historical and unhistorical elements in heroic poetry and saga
6. Poetry and saga relating to gods and spirits, and mantic poetry
7. Antiquarian poetry and saga. Gnomic and descriptive literature. Poetry and saga relating to unspecified individuals
8. The texts
9. Recitation and composition
10. The shaman
Part II. The Oral Literature of Polynesia:
1. Introduction
2. Saga and poetry relating to the migration period and to later periods
3. Non-heroic saga and poetry relating to legendary characters of the prehistoric and later periods
4. Saga and poetry relating to divine beings, and mantic poetry
5. Saga and poetry relating to unspecified individuals
6. Dramatic and ritual poetry
7. Antiquarian, gnomic and descriptive literature
8. Recitation and composition
9. The Tohunga, Kaula, etc.
A note on the oral literature of the Iban or the Sea Dyaks of North Borneo
Part III. Notes on the Oral Literature of Some African Peoples: Introduction to Part III
1. Abyssinia
2
The Galla
3. The Northern Bantu
4. The Yoruba
5. The Tuareg
A note on English ballad poetry
Part 4. A General Survey:
1. Written and oral literature
2. The distribution of literary types
3. Heroic and non-heroic
4. Heroic narrative poetry
5. Poetry and saga relating to unspecified individuals
6. Theological literature
7. Antiquarian learning
8. Gnomic and descriptive literature
9. Mantic literature
10. Recitation and composition
11. Authorship
Postscript
Index.