Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Olga M. Davidson. "The Crown-Bestower in the Iranian Book of Kings." In Papers in Honour of Mary Boyce. Hommages et Opera Minora, 10. Leiden: E.J. Brill, pp. 61-148.

Part one is a diachronic study of the Indo-Europe an origins of the Iranian Shanama (Book of Kings); Part Two is a synchronic study of the epics's traditional formulaic structure.
Area: IR