Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

S. Gandz. "The Dawn of Literature: Prolegomena to a History of Unwritten Literature," Osiris, 7:261-522.

A lengthy interdisciplinary survey of various unwritten traditions. Considers questions of oral language, performance, and transmission and the interaction between oral and written literatures. Includes much early bibliography.
Area: OE, ON, AG, RU, SK, OI, HB, AR, CP