Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Dorothea Wender. "Homer, Avdo Medjedovic, and the Elephant's Child." American Journal of Philology, 98:327-47.

An attempt at a comparative examination of Medjedovic's The Wedding of Smailagic Meho (SCHS 3-4) and the Homeric epics. The approach is wholly amateurish: the SC material is read only in English translation and without the least knowledge of its tradition. An obvious prejudice against Parry-Lord oral theory.
Area: AG, SC, CP