num_pages: 158
description: 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
language: English
title: Morphology of the Folktale
titlecomplete: Morphology of the Folktale
genres: Writing, History, Mythology, Anthropology, Theory, Philosophy, Fairy Tales, Folklore, Literary Criticism, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1881
publisher: University of Texas Press