Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Francis P. Magoun, Jr. "Some Notes on Anglo-Saxon Poetry." In Studies in Medieval Literature in Honor of Professor Albert Croll Baugh. Ed. MacEdward Leach. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 272-83.

Identifies two themes ("the grateful recipient" and "the gesture of the raised shield and/or brandished spear") in OE verse. Also comments on thematic structure in the Kalevala and traditional diction in The Battle of Maldon.
Area: OE, FN, CP