Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

M. Magnotta. "Per Abat y la tradición oral o escrita en el Poema del Cid: Un ensayo histórico-crítico. Hispanic Review, 43:293-309.

A critical and bibliographical essay on the authorship and composition of the Cid. Concludes that the poem developed from factual accounts of the Cid's victories transmitted orally by contemporary troubadours up to the end of the ninth century, then was expanded and retransmitted until the twelfth century when it was further expanded by the poets of San Esteban de Gormaz and Medinaceli. The transcription at the end of that century and a rewriting in the fourteenth complete the hypothesized development. Argues for parallels between the Cid and SC epics, especially in the relationship between singer and audience.
Area: HI, SC, CP, BB