Meanings of oral storytelling in English

The oral storytelling tradition has prevailed since Ancient Greece and the bedtime variant is its most precious iteration.

One of those taking part is Raymond Sagapolutele, who hopes his images can complement the oral storytelling… Audio, Gallery

In a technique akin to oral storytelling, the narrator uses digression and repetition to reinforce the impact of his stories.

Her bouncy debut retains the charm of oral storytelling merged with the hard-headedness of mysteries determined to be finally solved.

The writings of the Old World were lost two thousand years ago, and only our oral storytelling traditions have preserved the information they contained.

One of those taking part is Raymond Sagapolutele, who hopes his images can complement the oral storytelling traditions - or Fāgogo - of Samoa.

Do you notice elements that give the text a flavor of oral storytelling, such as colloquial speech or occasional use of second person or questions?

Thirsk is a private man confiding only to us, an extraordinary fusion of the vitality of oral storytelling with the fine craft of literary writing.