The growth of literature
By: by H. Munro Chadwick and N. Kershaw Chadwick.
Contributors: Chadwick, Nora K. 1891-1972, joint author.
Publisher: The University press
Published: 1932
Place of publication: Cambridge [Eng.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Literature, Comparative; Literature, Ancient -- History and criticism; Literature, Medieval -- History and criticism; Folk literature -- History and criticism; Oral tradition
Notes: "A comparative study of the literary genres found in various countries and languages and in different periods of history."--Pref., v. 1.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. The ancient literatures of Europe.; title: v. 2. Russian oral literature. Yugoslav oral poetry. Early Indian literature. Early Hebrew literature.; title: v. 3. The oral literature of the Tatars. The oral literature of Polynesia. A note on the oral literature of the Iban or the Sea Dyaks of north Borneo. Notes on the oral literature of some African peoples. A general survey.