Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

John S.P. Tatlock. "Layamon's Poetic Style and its Relations." In The Manly Anniversary Studies in Language and Literature. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Rpt. Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries Press, 1968. pp. 3-11.

Understands the OE poet as consciously avoiding formulaic phraseology and thus showing his sophistication. Includes comments on Layamon's "formulas." A shorter version of Tatlock 1923a.
Area: ME, OE, CP