Morphology of the Folktale: Second Edition"Morphology will in all probability be regarded by future generations as one of the major theoretical breakthroughs in the field of folklore in the twentieth century." ?Alan Dundes "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 |
Contents
The Method and Material | 19 |
The Functions of Dramatis Personae | 25 |
Cases of the Double Morphological | 66 |
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Aarne Aarne-Thompson abducted absent according Afanás'ev American Folklore Society animals appearance attributes auxiliary elements trebled basic beginning bride brothers CALIFORNIA/SANTA CRUZ character classification complicated connected CRUZ The University Definition Designation difficult task dispatch donor dramatis personae example fairy tale fairy tales false hero fight flies Folklore folktale forest functions girl given gives hero's horse initial situation instances interdiction Iván Iván's kill lack Lévi-Strauss magical agent magical helper manner marriage material means misfortune motifs motivation myth object obtain occur in tale person personages possible Pr¹ present prince princess Propp's Morphology pursuit quest question request Russian SANTA CRUZ scheme scientific classification second move seeker seized sequence she-dragon sister sometimes sphere of action steed stepmother structural analysis theme tion transferred transformation tsar University Library UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA/SANTA variants Veselóvskij villain witch