Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: A Classification of Narrative Elements in Folktales, Ballads, Myths, Fables, Mediaeval Romances, Exempla, Fabliaux, j (Volume 1 of 6)
Stith Thompson’s Motif-Index of Folk-Literature classifies recurring narrative elements across folktales, ballads, myths, fables, medieval romances, exempla, and fabliaux. This first volume begins a six-volume reference set designed to support the study and organization of traditional folk literature.
About This Book
Motif-Index of Folk-Literature presents a systematic classification of narrative elements found across traditional literature.
This first volume covers material from folktales, ballads, myths, fables, medieval romances, exempla, and fabliaux.
Compiled by Stith Thompson, the work serves as a reference for organizing and studying recurring motifs in folk-literature traditions.
As volume 1 of a six-volume set, it provides an opening section of the broader index.
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