Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Francis L. Utley. "Folklore, Myth, and Ritual." In Critical Approaches to Medieval Literature (Selected Papers from the English Institute, 1958-59). Ed. Dorothy Bethurum. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 83-109.

A caveat against too historical an approach to myth criticism and too facile an approach to oral folktale sources of medieval works. Emphasis on OE and ME authors' originality and creativity in handling inherited materials.
Area: OE, ME, FK, CP