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Tale Types

Tale Types is a taxonomic category in folktale studies that designates abstract groupings of traditional narratives sharing a characteristic constellation of plot elements and motifs, each serving as a unit of classification for multiple textual or oral variants in systems such as the Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index.

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12.3K

Citations

334

Authors

79

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

9

Variants

Folktale Types

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Publications

294

From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers

JoAnn Conrad · Journal of American Folklore · 1999 · 550 citations

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Telling tales in sport and physical activity: a qualitative journey

Choice Reviews Online · 2003 · 514 citations

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The platypus and the mermaid, and other figments of the classifying imagination

Kathleen Kete · Society and Animals · 1998 · 362 citations

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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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Telling Tales in Sport and Physical Activity: A Qualitative Journey

Linda Naylor Dench · The Sport Psychologist · 2003 · 319 citations

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Authors

334

  1. RB
    Ruth B. Bottigheimer

    State University of New York, United States

    7 publications · 146 citations

    7

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  2. AD
    Alan Dundes

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    6 publications · 532 citations

    6

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  3. ST
    Stith Thompson

    Indiana University, United States

    5 publications · 599 citations

    5

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  4. CG
    Christine Goldberg

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    4 publications · 106 citations

    4

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  5. GD
    Germaine Dempster

    3 publications · 172 citations

    3

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Institutions

79

  1. Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    240 citations

  2. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    40 citations

  3. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    47 citations

  4. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    174 citations

  5. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    343 citations

  6. Durham University

    Durham, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    305 citations

  7. De Montfort University

    Leicester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    179 citations

  8. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    218 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 37 publications · 2.2K citations

    24

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  2. Journal of American Folklore

    JAF · 37 publications · 2.1K citations

    18

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  3. Western Folklore

    10 publications · 461 citations

    10

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  4. Marvels & Tales

    9 publications · 266 citations

    9

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  5. Notes and Queries

    7 publications · 165 citations

    7

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