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The Flexibility of the Boundary between the Oral and the Written: The case of Folk Books

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the mobility and permeability of the boundaries between the oral and the written in the case of folk books. To illustrate this, it uses stories that are important to Romanian society, such as the Romanian-language writing about Alexander the Great, i.e., the Alexăndriat, and oral tradition. It highlights the relationship between elite and peasant society and the blurring of the boundaries between them in the case of reading, in which monks and copying priests were involved. The study also touches on the communal readings, so important for peasant societies, both for information and for entertainment, where the literacy of the village takes centre stage and acquires authority. The author also pays attention to the way in which the fictional additions of short legends and historical facts typical of the oral tradition are incorporated into the chronicle.

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