Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Ian Michael. "Introducción" to his ed., Poema de Mio Cid. Madrid: Clasicos Castalia. pp. 11-64.

In the sections on literary form and poetic language, he describes the Cid as a type of poetry composed only in oral performance. Also notes the presence of formulas, defined according to Parry-Lord orthodoxy, and discusses their connection to orality.
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