Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Bruce A. Rosenberg. "The Aesthetics of the Folk Sermon." Georgia Review, 25:424-38.

A discussion of the oral traditional aspects of the extemporaneous sermon composition of the American folk-preacher, including citations from actual recorded sermons. Places particular emphasis upon the preacher-audience interaction during the sermon and the manner in which a sermon's aesthetic qualities serve to enhance its goal of edification.
Area: FP