Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Stanley B. Greenfield. "The Formulaic Expression of the Theme of `Exile' in Anglo-Saxon Poetry." Speculum, 30:200-6.

Along with Magoun 1955b, the first statement on the theme in OE poetry. Describes the structure and morphology of the multiform, denominating four typical aspects (status, deprivation, state of mind, and movement in or into exile) and comments on the possibilities for originality within the traditional pattern.
Area: OE