Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

William Whallon. "Formulas for Heroes in the Iliad and in Beowulf." Modern Philology, 63:95-104.

Maintains that AG heroes have formulaic epithets true to their individual character but not necessarily appropriate to the particular context, while Anglo-Saxon heroes have formulaic epithets true to their generic character.
Area: AG, OE, CP