epics and oral traditions

[Allen Thrasher]

On Sat, 7 Jun 1997, JR Gardner wrote:
> 
> I would append the last line-  Through rhythm, Memory . . . fixates texts.
> For it is with meter and accent that deviation is easily revealed, even in
> the arrangement, for instance, of the hymns in the family books of the RV.
> 
> respectfully,
> 
> JR Gardner
> University of Iowa
> http://vedavid.org
> 
> 
> 
What do you mean by the last sentence?

Allen Thrasher