Temporal and Geographic Dissemination of Epic Themes
FAIN: FB-12518-75
Robert L. Surles
University of Idaho (Moscow, ID 83844-9803)
To re-read the peninsular Spanish epics as represented in medieval chronicles, followed by the perusal of published collections of American Southwestern balladry of Hispanic tradition. P.I. will examine the correlation between the medieval fragments and modern ballads which retain the original literary or folklore theme.