Motif-index of Folk Literature: A Classification of Narrative Elements in Folk Tales, Ballads, Myths, Fables, Mediaeval Romances, Exempla, Fabliaux, Jest-Books, and Local Legends - Hardcover

Thompson, Stith

 
9780253340894: Motif-index of Folk Literature: A Classification of Narrative Elements in Folk Tales, Ballads, Myths, Fables, Mediaeval Romances, Exempla, Fabliaux, Jest-Books, and Local Legends
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0253340896 ISBN 13: 9780253340894
Publisher: Indiana University Press, 1960

Synopsis

""This monumental work has now become... the indispensable tool of all folk narrative scholars."" -- Southern Folklore Quarterly

""A work of this kind can never be quite complete, but in this work Stith Thompson has approached perfection."" -- Volkskunde

""An invaluable aid to students and scholars... "" -- Reference & Research Book News

Indiana University Press, with the generous support of the L. J. and Mary C. Skaggs Foundation, is pleased to announce the republication of this folklore classic, in honor of the centenary of the American Folklore Society.

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Review

"This monumental work has now become ... the indispensable tool of all folk narrative scholars." Southern Folklore Quarterly "A work of this kind can never be quite complete, but in this work Stith Thompson has approached perfection." Volkskunde "An invaluable aid to students and scholars ... " Reference & Research Book News

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Publisher
Indiana University Press
Publication date
1960
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0253340896
ISBN 13 
9780253340894
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
452

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780253338860: Index A-L 6.1 (v. 6) (Motif-Index of Folk Literature: Classification of Narrative Elements in Folk Tales)

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Publisher: Indiana University Press, 1958
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