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The integration of epic folklore traditions into the structural matrices of modern written prose and drama requires a complete re-engineering of oral performance aesthetics. In scholarly discourse, this complex interface is best analyzed by synthesizing structural, narratological, and performative methodologies. Albert Lord and Milman Parry’s oral-formulaic theory demonstrated that primary epic poetry relies on a highly developed system of traditional formulas and themes, which allows bards to sustain massive narrative structures across time without written texts [1]. When these oral compositions are adapted into written prose or designed for stage presentation, the traditional text undergoes a fundamental shift from a flexible, performance-dependent event to a fixed, permanent literary anchor.
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