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Folktale Typology

Folktale Typology is a systematic classification framework within comparative folklore studies that distinguishes narrative forms by recurring structural and thematic elements to categorize traditional tales into internationally recognized types based on their essential plot patterns and motifs.

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2017–2026

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80

The Types of the Folktale. A Classification and Bibliography

William A. Lessa, Antti Aarne, Stith Thompson · Journal of American Folklore · 1963 · 355 citations

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Breaking the Magic Spell: Radical Theories of Folk and Fairy Tales

Steven Swann Jones, Jack Zipes · Western Folklore · 1982 · 256 citations

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The types of international folktales : a classification andbibliography.

Hans-Jörg Uther, Sabine Dinslage · 2004 · 244 citations

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<b>Language and living things</b> : Uniformities in folk classification and naming. By Cecil H. Brown New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1984. Pp. xvi, 306. $35.00.

Robert Blust · Language · 1985 · 145 citations

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Ariadne's thread: a guide to international tales found in classical literature

Choice Reviews Online · 2002 · 133 citations

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Authors

106

  1. JZ
    Jack Zipes

    University of Florida, United States

    5 publications · 430 citations

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  2. ST
    Stith Thompson

    Indiana University, United States

    3 publications · 493 citations

    3

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  3. SS
    Steven Swann Jones

    National Radio Astronomy Observatory, United States

    2 publications · 314 citations

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  4. JB
    Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger

    Emory University, United States

    2 publications · 60 citations

    2

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  5. NG
    Nelson Goodman

    California University of Pennsylvania, United States

    2 publications · 47 citations

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Institutions

7

  1. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    26 citations

  2. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    47 citations

  3. University of Gothenburg

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  4. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    22 citations

  5. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  6. Finnish Literature Society

    Helsinki, Finland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  7. Bells University of Technology

    Abeokuta, Nigeria

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    62 citations

  8. Kean University

    Union, United States

    1 publications

    40 citations

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  1. Journal of American Folklore

    JAF · 13 publications · 675 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 10 publications · 482 citations

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  3. Western Folklore

    9 publications · 669 citations

    9

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  4. Asian Folklore Studies

    3 publications · 57 citations

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  5. The German Quarterly

    2 publications · 45 citations

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