Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Alain Renoir. "The Armor of the Hildebrandslied: An Oral-Formulaic Point of View." Neuphilologische Mitteilungen, 78:389-95.

Argues from the oral-formulaic quality of the poem (hero's return, "hero on the beach" theme [after Crowne 1960], formulaic diction) against a suggested emendation. Sees the author of this text of the poem as a literate composer using traditional materials.
Area: OHG, CP