Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Martín de Riquer. "Les Gestes catalanes." In Historia de la literatura catalana, vol. 1. Ed. Martin de Riquer. Barcelona: Editions Ariel. pp. 373-94.

Postulates lost Cat alan heroic epics or chansons de geste which were turned into prose chronicles and other documents. Sees these no longer extant poems as originally oral and formulaic and compares the OF chansons de geste and the Spanish Cid.
Area: HI, CP