Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Karl H. Göller. "Stab und Formel im Alliterierenden Morte Arthure." Neophilologus, 49:57-67.

Analysis of the Alliterative Morte Arthure that provides information about principles of construction in the long line (Langzeile) and about the manner in which the author works poetically. Shows via numerous examples that oral-formulaic technique is the determining order for this poet and maintains that the individuality of the work can be grasped only through a consideration of oral poetic composition.
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