Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Vasilii V. Radlov. Proben der Volkslitteratur der nördlichen türkischen Stämme. Comp. and tr. V. Radlov. Vol. 5: Der Dialect der Kara-Kirgisen. St. Petersburg: Commissionare der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften..

One of the early comparative influences on Parry, this translation of Kara-Kirghiz poetry collected by the author between 1862 and 1869 presents bona fide oral epics of as many as 5000 lines. Includes analysis of Kirghiz oral epic diction and description of oral performance and improvisation, with specific reference to the Homeric poems. Other volumes document the oral poetry of other Turkic peoples.
Area: TK, KR, AG, CP