Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Alain Renoir. "Beowulf: a Contextual Introduction to Its Contents and Techniques." In Heroic Epic and Saga: An Introduction to the World's Great Folk Epics. Ed. Felix J. Oinas. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. pp. 99-119.

A thorough description of oral traditional structures in Beowulf, with examples of formula, theme, and story-pattern. Numerous footnotes to oral-formulaic studies on OE verse. Altogether a well-balanced contextual essay on various approaches to Beowulf with stress on oral theory.
Area: OE, CP