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Motif-index of folk-literature : a classification of narrative elements in folktales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books, and local legends

Thompson, Stith (1885-1976) cop. 1955-58

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Title:
Motif-index of folk-literature : a classification of narrative elements in folktales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books, and local legends
Author: Thompson, Stith (1885-1976)
Subjects: Littérature populaire -- Bibliographie;
Littérature populaire -- Thèmes, motifs
Description: I. A-C (Mythological motifs ; Animals ; Tabu) ; II. D-E (Magic ; The Dead) ; III. F-H (Marvels ; Ogres ; Tests) ; IV. J-K (The Wise and the foolish ; Deceptions) ; V. I-Z (Reversal of fortune ; Ordaining the future ; Chance and fate ; Society ; Rewards and punishments ; Captives and fugitives ; Unnatural cruelty ; Sex ; The Nature of life ; Religion ; Traits of character ; Humor ; Miscellaneous groups of motifs) ; VI. Alphabetical index [prepared with the help of Clara L. Litle]
Bibliogr. vol. 1, p. 37-58.Index vol. 6
Publisher: Copenhagen : Rosenkilde and Bagger, cop. 1955-58
Creation Date: cop. 1955-58
Format: 6 vol. (554, 517, 519, 499, 567, 893 p.) ; 26 cm
Language: English

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