Morphology of the Folktale by V Propp

Morphology of the Folktale by V Propp

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The classic work on forms of the folktale.

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Morphology of the Folktale by V Propp

This book is the classic work on forms of the European folktale.
Propp's work is seminal..[and], now that it is available in a new edition, should be even more valuable to folklorists who are directing their attention to the form of the folktale, especially to those structural characteristics which are common to many entries coming from even different cultures. * Choice *
It was primarily Claude Lévi-Strauss who made Propp's book popular outside the small circle of Western Slavicists: he immediately recognized the importance of Propp's methodology not only for the study of the fairy-tale, but generally for the study of narrative folklore. [Lévi-Strauss] expressed his admiration for all those”'who for a long time have been Propp's successors without knowing it." * Times Literary Supplement *

Vladimir Propp was born in Petersburg, April 29, 1895. In 1932 he was called to a position at the University of Leningrad and went on to make major contributions to Russian folklore studies, comparative mythology, and the classification of folklore genres. His international fame is closely tied to the contributions he made to the structural analysis of folklore in Morphology of the Folktale.

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ISBN 13 9780292783768
ISBN 10 0292783760
Title Morphology of the Folktale
Author V Propp
Series American Folklore Society Bibliographical And Special Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Texas Press
Year published 1968-01-01
Number of pages 184
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