EntityQ3526783· pop 5· linked from 53 articlesoral-formulaic compositionSign in to savetheory about the formulation of epic poetry by oral poetsConnectionsQur’anEntityHomerEntityBalkansEntityIliadEntityInternational Standard Book NumberEntityOdysseyConceptOld EnglishEntityepic poemEntityBeowulfEntityYakutsEntityoral traditionEntityhexameterEntityAntoine MeilletEntityArnold van GennepEntityOld English literatureEntitydactylic hexameterEntityHrothgarEntityMilman ParryEntityHomeric QuestionEntityAlbanian folk poetryEntityCategoriesImprovisationPoetry