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the account that oral epic poets compose in performance using a stock of traditional formulas fitted to the meter.

In literary studies, oral-formulaic theory refers to the account that oral epic poets compose in performance using a stock of traditional formulas fitted to the meter. This meaning comes from Parry (1930) in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology.[1]

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  1. Parry, M. (1930). Studies in the Epic Technique of Oral Verse-Making. I. Homer and Homeric Style. Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, 41, 73. https://doi.org/10.2307/310626

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