Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Franklin M. Waltman. "Verb Tenses in the Dialogue Portions of the Poema de Mío Cid." Kentucky Romance Quarterly, 24:15-23.

Following his 1973 study of formulaic diction in which he showed how phraseology is consistent over the three cantares of the poem, he illustrates the regularity of selected verb tenses in the dialogue portion of the Cid. Feels that this consistency "tends to point toward the theory of only one person being responsible for the revision or compilation of the Cantar de Mío Cid, basing the poem on oral tradition or using a then existent manuscript" (23).
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