Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Robert E. Diamond. "Heroic Diction in The Dream of the Rood." In Studies in Honor of John Wilcox. Ed. A. Doyle Wallace and Woodburn O. Ross. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. pp. 3-7.

Sees oral-formulaic diction as a med ium of composition that does not necessarily imply orality. Even with a new subject, in this case a Christian story, the old heroic mode of composition will prevail.
Area: OE