Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Dafydd Evans. "La Formule épique et la datation des chansons de geste." In Société Rencesvals. Vle Congrès International (Aix-en-Provence, 29 Août-4 Septembre 1973). Ed. Jean Subrenat. Aix-en-Provence: Université de Provence. pp. 273-86.

Studies the formulaic use of lanier as a noun and adjective, an element that occurs almost always in the second hemistich of the line and usually at the very end, in twelve chansons de geste. Sees this technique as a possible means of establishing relative chronology.
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