Oral literature
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Oral literature, orature, or folk literature is a genre of literature that is spoken or sung as opposed to that which is written, though much oral literature has been transcribed.[1] There is no standard definition, as anthropologists have used varying descriptions for oral literature or folk literature. A broad conceptualization refers to it as literature characterized by oral transmission and the absence of any fixed form. It includes the stories, legends, and history passed through generations in a spoken form.[2]
"Folk literature" redirects here. For the collection of Chinese literature, see Suwenxue congkan.
"Folk tale" redirects here. For other uses, see Folk tale (disambiguation).