Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Ramón Menéndez Pidal. Romancero hispánico, 2 vols. 2nd ed. Vols. 9-10 of Obras completas de R. Menéndez Pidal. Ed. Diego Catalán Menéndez Pidal. Madrid: Espasa-Calpe.

A general study of the romancero, with respect to form, themes, origins, and history. Volume 1 defines the genre in terms of subject, audience, authorship, and cultural roots, with emphasis on origins in national epic, Carolingian borrowings, and fiction. Volume 2 presents the history from before the fourteenth century to the present, making the case for the unity of ancient Iberian and modern traditions.
Area: HI