L’art du conteur d’après Albert Lord by Barbara Turquier

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Innovations in Epic Studies by Lauri Honko by Pekka Hakamies

“…This article aims at tracing the roots of the theoretical concepts developed by Lauri Honko in his research on epic: what were his main sources in theoretical thinking, how did he apply and develop concepts formulated by authors such as Albert Lord, and what were his own innovations. This article aims also at relating Honko’s thinking to other relevant theoretical perspectives, but which he more or less rejected or ignored in his writings.…”
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THE STRUCTURE AND FORMULA OF GERONG LYRICS IN THE PRAMBANANRAMAYANA BALLET by Ratun Untoro, Ida Rochanib Adi, Heddy Shri Ahimsa

“…It used Levi-Strauss’ structuralism theory and Albert Lord’s formula theory and employed the qualitative descriptive method. …”
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Tureccy i bałkańscy „singers of tales” – „jarzmo” inspiracji czy epicka dwubiegunowość? by Agnieszka Ayşen Kaim

“…The research material is mostly based on the works of Albert Lord and Milman Parry, Karl Reichl, Ilhan Basgoz, Pertev Boratav. …”
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Formula and “Fixity” in South Slavic Oral Epics: A defense of South Slavic poetic verse against literary accusations of mechanicalism by Lai-Tze Fan

“…I examine the necessity of formulaic repetition in the South Slavic oral culture of the 1930s-1950s, arguing that, without literacy and the possibility of record making, repetition was the only method through which their history and culture could be preserved. Drawing from Albert Lord’s study of the South Slavic oral epic, this paper establishes that while still existing in a primary oral culture, South Slavic poets interiorize formulas and themes until they are synonymous with reflexive speech. …”
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Wikipedia as a Battleground for an Exclusive Ethnic Appropriation of Cultural Heritage: Who Does Avdo Međedović Belong to? by Slaviša Raković

“…Parry, with the help of his student Albert Lord and local fixer Nikola Vujnović, interviewed many guslars from Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia, and recorded and wrote down their songs. …”
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STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND INHERITANCE SYSTEM OF THE GAMBANG RANCAG ORAL TRADITION IN THE BETAWI COMMUNITY by Siti Gomo Attas

“…Koster Malay poetry, Albert Lord's formula theory and inheritance sistem, and Functions by Alan Dundes and Teeuw. …”
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