Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Edmund V. de Chasca. El Arte juglaresco en el "Cantar de Mio Cid." Madrid: Editorial Gredos. 2nd ed. 1972).

A study of the Cid that bases its critical judgments on the examinati on of oral style, in particular the formula. Treats Parry-Lord theory, especially in relation to the organic unity of epic composition, and argues for the formal complexity and stylistic maturity of the Cid. Appendices include a section on oral versus w ritten composition and a list of verbal formulas in the poem.
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