Final: Traditional VS Post- Traditional Flashcards
preliterate features (oral cultures)
T
oral transmission
T
associative thinking
T
metaphors have an inherent meaning, that is, a meaning based in convention or common agreement
T
operation of traditional art forms is based in conventionally
T
Conventionality implies a relatively closed community to which the set of conventions pertains
T
Oral traditions, moreover, are sited in the community, and demand some form of community participation
T
Oral traditions, therefore, are manifested in live performance
T
Traditional cultures practice improvisation so there is no concept of a “correct” version of a song or tale or other form of verbal expression
T
Literate, maybe highly so (oral studies)
PT
Printed texts (or some figurative equivalent)
PT
Symbolism and the application of logical thinking
PT
Metaphors tend to have a conferred meaning, that is, one that the poet has conferred in order to surprise us with something new and original
PT
Post-traditional culture demands originality
PT
Literacy invites a relatively open audience of readers much less bound by shared conventions, throughout an entire language population and across the expanse of time
PT
