Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Francis P. Magoun, Jr. "Béowulf A': A Folk-Variant." Arv: A Journal of Scandinavian Folklore, 14:95-101.

Dealing with the discrepancies in detail between the story told in Beowulf A (1-2009a) and again in A' (2009b-2176), he postulates, in addition to the A-singer, an anthologizing scribe who had "presumably to some extent mastered the technique of oral singing and hence was able to compose authentically in his own words neatly soldered joints" (101). Compare Creed's response (1966) as well as Magoun 1963.
Area: OE