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Morphology of the folktale / by V. Propp ; first edition translated by Laurence Scott with an introduction by Svatava Pirkova-Jakobson ; second edition revised and edited with a preface by Louis A. Wagner ; new introduction by Alan Dundes.
By: Propp, V. IA. (Vladimir IAkovlevich), 1895-1970
Series: Bibliographical and special series of the American Folklore Society: 9Publisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2009Edition: Second editionDescription: xxvi, 158 pages ; 22 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume001: 15755ISBN: 9780292783768Subject(s): Fairytales | Folktales -- Theory and criticismDDC classification: 398.2
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| Book | MAIN LIBRARY Book | 398.2 PRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 096401 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book is the classic work on forms of the European folktale.
First published in 1968 by the American Folklore Society and Indiana University.
Also numbered as publication no. 10 of the Indiana University Research Center in Anthropology, Folklore and Linguistics.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Introduction to the Second Edition
- Introduction to the First Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Author's Foreword
- I On the History of the Problem
- II The Method and Material
- III The Functions of Dramatis Personae
- IV Assimilations: Cases of the Double Morphological Meaning of a Single function
- V Some Other Elements of the Tale
- A Auxiliary Elements for the Interconnection of Functions
- B Auxiliary Elements in Trebling
- C Motivations
- VI The Distribution of Functions Among Dramatis Personae
- VII Ways in Which New Characters Are Introduced into the Course of Action
- VIII On the Attributes of Dramatis Personae and their Significance
- IX The Tale as a Whole
- A The Ways in Which Stories Are Combined
- B An Example of Analysis of a Tale
- C The Problem of Classification
- D On the Relationship of Particular Forms of Structure to the General Pattern
- E The Problem of Composition and Theme, and of Themes and Variants
- F Conclusion
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