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
Literature intended for reading, is, on the other hand, generally a private pleasure
PT
Poetry resides in books
PT
In Post-traditional cultures, the fixed “text” is the coin of the realm and nothing less is acceptable
PT
