Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Ruth H. Webber. "El Roncesvalles: Lenguaje y tematica tradicionales." In VII Congreso de la Société Rencesvals. Pamplona: Institucion Principe de Viana, Diputacion Foral de Navarra. pp. 547-52.

A study of the planctus theme in the Roncesvalles fragment in the context of the Chanson de Roland, Siete Infantes de Salas, and the Cantar de Mio Cid. Finds the theme to be universal, but notes that certain elements (especially the fainting of mourners and others under emotional stress) are particularly typical and frequent in the Spanish and Scandinavian traditions. Suggests that this theme belongs to the pan-European narrative tradition but is especially highly developed in the Iberian tradition.
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