epics and oral traditions

[Dominique.Thillaud]

	Dear Birgit,

	I'm not a Vedicist but I know that epics and prayers are two
literary genres who differ totally in pragmatic: nor same circumstances,
nor same 'talker', nor same 'addressed' (men/Gods), nor same intention
(compare Pater Noster or Ave Maria with Holy Bible). So you can't apply
Parry's work to the Vedas and Renou was quite right.
	Regards,
Dominique

Dominique THILLAUD
Universite' de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, France