On the Oral-Formulaic Theory and its Application in the Poetic Edda: The Cases of Alvíssmál and Hávamál
The aim of this essay is to make some considerations concerning the usage and the development of the Oral-Formulaic Theory since its initial stage in the field of Eddic studies. Doing so I will comment on the most relevant problems and scholarly views I encountered while I was dealing with the subje...
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The University of Akureyri
2010-03-01
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| Series: | Nordicum-Mediterraneum |
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| Online Access: | http://nome.unak.is/nm-marzo-2012/5-1x/11-articles51/58-on-the-oral-formulaic-theory-and-its-application-in-the-poetic-edda-the-cases-of-alvissmal-and-havamal |