Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Ramón Menéndez Pidal. Estudios sobre el romancero. Vol. II of Obras completas de R. Menéndez Pidal. Ed. Diego Catalán Menéndez Pidal. Madrid: Espasa-Calpe.

Collects Menéndez Pidal's general and theoretical writings on the romancero in eight studies from 1909 to 1961. Looks at various roots and influences on the early history of the genre. His study of branches, forms, and themes anticipates later oralist writings. Also treats the living oral tradition and establishes a geography of the romancero.
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