Before revision: Olrik was inspired in this by an idea of Moltke Moe, but Olrik's approach is structural whereas Moe sought to derive rules for the historical development of narratives .Alan Dundes, International Folkloristics: Classic Contributions by the Founders of Folklore, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 1999, , p. 85.
After revision: Olrik's formulation of his 'epic laws' was inspired by an idea of Moltke Moe, but , Olrik's approach focuses on the structure of oral narrative whereas Moe sought to derive rules for the historical development of narratives .Alan Dundes, International Folkloristics: Classic Contributions by the Founders of Folklore, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 1999, , p. 85.