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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
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Literary TheoryFirst-person NarrativeLocal LegendsNarrative And IdentityFolklore TraditionLiterary StudiesAmerican LiteratureNarrative RepresentationGerman LiteratureComparative LiteratureLiterary CriticismMediaeval RomancesFolklore StudyCultural HistoryMonumental WorkLanguage StudiesFolk Narrative ScholarsLiterary StudyWork Stith ThompsonPoeticsFolklore StudiesLiterary HistoryHumanitiesNarrative ElementsArts
This monumental work has now become... the indispensable tool of all folk narrative scholars. Southern Folklore QuarterlyA work of this kind can never be quite complete, but in this work Stith Thompson has approached perfection. VolkskundeAn invaluable aid to students and scholars... Reference & Research Book NewsIndiana 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.