Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, Volume 1: A Classification of Narrative Elements in Folk Tales, Ballads, Myths, Fables, Mediaeval Romances, Exempla, Fabliaux, Jest-Books, and Local Legends

by Stith Thompson

Overview

"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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780253338815
Publisher:	Indiana University Press
Publication date:	01/22/1960
Edition description:	ENL
Pages:	556
Sales rank:	236,849
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Editorial Reviews

**** Cited in Sheehy and BCL3. Subtitled: A classification of narrative elements in folktales, ballads, myths, fables, medieval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books, and local legends. A republication of a folklore classic. An invaluable aid to students and scholars for over fifty years, the Motif-Index classifies the world's traditional oral and written stories into an easily understood system of narrative elements. This revised and enlarged six-volume edition, which was completed in 1958, doubled the 20,000 motifs recorded in the original edition. Index in Vol. 6 only. Vols. 1-5, $50 each; vol. 6, $60. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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