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    This document discusses the importance of oral sources in history. It notes that Thucydides was one of the first historians to transcribe oral reports about the Peloponnesian War into writing. However, as printed works became more common, the spoken word became less significant. Some authors like Robert Burns tried to study and document local folklore and traditions through written works. In the mid-20th century, historians and archivists began initiatives to research and collect oral testimonies and folklore from the local level, giving rise to a new discipline focused on oral history.

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    This document discusses the importance of oral sources in history. It notes that Thucydides was one of the first historians to transcribe oral reports about the Peloponnesian War into writing. However, as printed works became more common, the spoken word became less significant. Some authors like Robert Burns tried to study and document local folklore and traditions through written works. In the mid-20th century, historians and archivists began initiatives to research and collect oral testimonies and folklore from the local level, giving rise to a new discipline focused on oral history.

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    This document discusses the importance of oral sources in history. It notes that Thucydides was one of the first historians to transcribe oral reports about the Peloponnesian War into writing. However, as printed works became more common, the spoken word became less significant. Some authors like Robert Burns tried to study and document local folklore and traditions through written works. In the mid-20th century, historians and archivists began initiatives to research and collect oral testimonies and folklore from the local level, giving rise to a new discipline focused on oral history.

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    Core Course- 5 Category- III

    Semester- II Mark- 05

    Question: Oral Sources.

    Ans: In the 5th century B.C. the Greek Historian Thucydides transposed to the written word the Peloponnesian
    war reports. This represented one of the first and most notable examples of the importance of recording the
    traditions and stories passed on from generation to generation. However, the dissemination of the printed word
    will soon obscure the spoken word. Historiographical practices reduced the importance of oral sources, which
    also resulted in reducing the significance of oral testimonies. Page | 1
    Some authors throughout history will try to express their interest in oral tradition, studying local beliefs
    and customs that result in literary productions such as Robert Burns did in use 18th century. He collected a
    number of poems and songs thus preserving a good part of the Scottish folk.

    By the mid- twentieth century, historians and archivists start launching the first initiatives in some
    universities and historical societies. Essentially bases on researching and collecting local testimonies and
    folklore that, in many cases, include aspects of the development of language itself. Thus emerges a new
    discipline with History.

    24 July 2022 3:58:56 PM


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