Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Edmund V. de Chasca. "Problemas en torno a la composición del Poema del Cid." In Actas del Tercer Congreso Internacional de Hispanistas (celebrad o en Mexico, D.F., del 26 al 31 de Agosto de 1968). Ed. Carlos H. Magis. Mexico: El Colegio de Mexico, 1970. pp. 233-40.

After a review of many of the cruces involved with theories on the composition of the Cid, including oral doctrine, ideas on monastic influence, Menendez Pidal's views on oral and written tradition, Lord's fieldwork and analyses (especially the criteria of formulaic density, thematic structure, and enjambement), he concludes that (1) all signs point toward oral composition oft he poem by a juglar accustomed to performing before an audience, and (2) via the SC analogy, oral technique and writing seem incompatible: "Si la deduccion vale, pues, el estilo formulario, la escasez de encabalgamiento y la contextura tematica del Poema acusan su composicion juglaresca" (p. 240).
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