The Russian folktale by Vladimir Yakolevich Propp
By: edited and translated by Sibelan Forrester ; foreword by Jack Zipes
Contributors: Forrester, Sibelan E. S. (Sibelan Elizabeth S.), translator, editor; Zipes, Jack, 1937-, writer of added commentary
Series: Series in fairy-tale studies
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780814334669; 9780814337219
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Tales; History and criticism; Classification; Folklore; Fairy tales
Work titles: Russkai︠a︡ skazka
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword: toward understanding the complete Vladimir Propp / Jack Zipes; title: Vladimir Propp and the Russian folktale / Sibelan Forrester; title: The Russian folktale / Vladimir Yakolevich Propp. Introduction ; The history of collection ; The history of study of the folktale ; Wonder tales ; Novellistic tales ; Cumulative tales ; Animal tales ; The life of the folktale.