Flemming G. Andersen is currently Chief International Adviser at The University of Southern Denmark after having served as Dean at the Faculty of Humanities from 1998 to 2013. His research interests fall broadly within the framework of traditional (oral) literature, and his publications embrace works on the formulaic diction of Anglo-Scottish traditional balladry, the question of genre and narrative mode, and recent studies of Bob Dylan’s use of traditional narrative techniques in his songs.