Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

P.D. Uxov. "Fixed Epithets in the Byliny as a Means of Creating and Typifying Images." Trans. Stephen Soudakoff et al. In The Study of Russian Folklore. Ed. Felix J. Oinas and Stephen Soudakoff. The Hague: Mouton. pp. 219-31.

Begins with a short history of Russian scholarship on fixed epithets. Assembles a four-part morphology of these phrases and argues against the idea that they are inert, maintaining that functionality is paramount and that specific epithets may be employed by singers if the aim is not to typify but rather to individualize an image.
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