Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: A Classification of Narrative Elements in Folk Tales, Ballads, Myths, Fables, Mediaeval Romances, Exempla, Fabliaux, Jest-Books, and Local Legends (Volumes 6.1 & 6.2, Index)

Stith Thompson

ISBN 10: 0253340896 / ISBN 13: 9780253340894

Published by Indiana University Press, 1960

Two-volume set. Glossy boards with lightly bumped spine ends and corners. Bindings sound, text clean. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 892 pp. Seller Inventory # 004060

Synopsis:

""This monumental work has now become... the indispensable tool of all folk narrative scholars."" -- Southern Folklore Quarterly

""A work of this kind can never be quite complete, but in this work Stith Thompson has approached perfection."" -- Volkskunde

""An invaluable aid to students and scholars... "" -- Reference & Research Book News

Indiana University Press, with the generous support of the L. J. and Mary C. Skaggs Foundation, is pleased to announce the republication of this folklore classic, in honor of the centenary of the American Folklore Society.

Review: "This monumental work has now become ... the indispensable tool of all folk narrative scholars." Southern Folklore Quarterly "A work of this kind can never be quite complete, but in this work Stith Thompson has approached perfection." Volkskunde "An invaluable aid to students and scholars ... " Reference & Research Book News

Bibliographic Details

Title: Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: A ...
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication Date: 1960
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: NDAI (No Dust Jacket As Issued
Edition: Revised and Expanded Edition