Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Kweku A. Garbrah. "A Linguistic Analysis of Selected Portions of the Homeric Odyssey." Glotta, 47:144-70.

Interprets the Telemacheia as linguistically more archaic than those sections of the Odyssey defined by the Analysts as "old" and "late." Concludes that the poem was composed in stages, but, given oral theory, he cannot say how many poets were involved.
Area: AG