Morphology of the folktale

by Propp, V. IA., (Vladimir Iakovlevich)

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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. -- from back cover.

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Full title :Morphology of the folktale, / by V. Propp. Translated by Laurence Scott [and] with an introd. by Svatava Pirkova-Jakobson.

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Publication Date:1968
Edition:2d ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):University of Texas Press
Place of Publication:Austin
Language:eng
Publication Date:1968

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"Published for the American Folklore Society and the Indiana University Research Center for Language Sciences."

Translation of Morfologii︠a︡ skazki.

The Physical Object

Description:xxvi, 158 pages : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0292783760, 9780292783768, 0292783914, 9780292783911
oclc:on1006461753
LC Classification:GR550
Dewey Decimal:398.2/1/0947

On the history of the problem -- The method and material -- The functions of dramatis personae -- Assimilations : cases of the double morphological meaning of a single function -- Some other elements of the tale -- The distribution of functions among dramatis personae -- Ways in which new characters are introduced into the course of action -- On the attributes of dramatis personae and their significance -- The tale as a whole.

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Afana's ev, Aleksandr Nikolaevič Afanasʹev, A. N., (Aleksandr Nikolaevic… Afanasiev, Aleksandr Nikolaevitch Classification Contes -- Analyse structurale Contes -- Analyse structurale. -- URSS Contes de fées -- Classification Contes de fées -- Classification. -- Ru… Contes de fées -- Classification. -- UR… Fairy tales Fairy tales -- Classification Fairy tales -- Classification. -- Sovie… Literaire structuur Literatura Africana Narodnye russkie skazki (Afanasʹev, A.N… Soviet Union Tales -- Structural analysis Tales -- Structural analysis. -- Soviet… Volksverhalen