Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Robert E. Diamond. "Theme as Ornament in Anglo-Saxon Poetry." Publications of the Modern Language Association, 76:461-68. Rpt. in Essential Articles for the Study of Old English Poetry. Ed. Jess B. Bessinger, J r. and Stanley J. Kahrl. Hamden: Archon Books, 1968. pp. 374-92.

Examines themes of war, sea voyage, comitatus, and cold weather in a selection of OE poems. Discusses multiformity within a common tradition and the consequent lack of "influence" f rom one text to another.
Area: OE